Steps to reproduce
Given an Obsidian vault synced on two Windows computers “A” and “B” using Obsidian sync, with all plugin-related sync settings on, and both computers having synced this vault before:
- Open the vault on computer A
- Close the vault on computer B, if it’s open.
- On computer A, change some settings for already-installed community plugins, and install new plugin(s).
- On computer B, open the vault.
The bug might occur even with the vault open on both devices at the same time, but I don’t have the ability to test it at the moment.
Did you follow the troubleshooting guide?
I followed the guide, but reproducing this bug requires installing community plugins and thus cannot be done in restricted mode.
Expected results
- The list of installed community plugins in vault instance B updates after plugins are installed in A.
- Changes made in instance A to the settings of plugins that were already active on both instances are reflected in vault instance B.
Hitting “refresh community plugins” on instance B after executing the reproduction steps yields both these results, but I expected them to occur automatically once plugin files were synced. They did not occur automatically even hours after instance B was opened.
Actual results
- The list of installed/active community plugins on instance B did not update to include plugins that had been installed on instance A.
- For plugins which were installed on both A and B, updating their settings on A did not cause a corresponding update on B, so the settings fell out of sync.
Additional information
Computer A is running Windows 10 and Computer B is on Windows 11. Both vault instances are stored outside of system folders such as Program Files/ to avoid permissions problems, and have been used with Obsidian sync for about a year without any other sync issues. This particular issue has occurred several times over this period.