When personal information is stored in Obsidian, a layer of security is required. So I just want my vaults to be locked behind a password when accessing them from Obsidian Vault Switcher.
Proposed solution
Simply add a small textbox to enter the password when trying to open the vault.
Related feature requests (optional to implement)
Also add the same password for opening the vault’s folder in Windows and other Operating Systems. I only need the vault explorer to have a password even if my files are open, because I don’t want other people to click on the Obsidian icon on my Desktop and instantly see all my notes. But if you can add encryption to the actual folder itself, that’s even better.
Obsidian vaults are just a folder on your hard drive somewhere. Using the Finder (mac) or File Explorer (Windows), you can open files in the vault easily with any text editor.
I don’t think Obsidian can or needs to handle this.
Yes, I am well aware of that. However, many people will not think to go looking through one particular folder somewhere on a PC with multiple disks. But they might try clicking on the Obsidian icon on my desktop and be presented with every single one of my personal notes . This feature is needed to prevent that from happening.