# Setting the default for Graph View

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658>\
**Category:** Feature archive\
**Created:** [January 19, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658 "2021-01-19T11:58:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![AutonomyGaps](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/autonomygaps/32/2462_2.png) [@AutonomyGaps](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/AutonomyGaps)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658/1 "2021-01-19T11:58:37Z")

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On the Graph View, the “Restore default settings” button is very handy, but it would be even more convenient if the default setting could be customized in Settings \> Appearance.

### Related (excellent!) feature request:

> [@Graph View presets to save and load filters & display settings](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/graph-view-presets-to-save-and-load-filters-display-settings/8131):
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> Use case or problem I re-use a handful of graph view filter configurations over and over. For example, when I want to view just my zettelkasten notes, I filter out all notes in subfolders. For me that looks like: -path:"daily" -path:"fleeting" -path:"study" -path:"reading" and with “existing files only” turned on. Any time I want that view, which is routinely, I have to re-create that custom query. There are other views I like to re-use as well. See also @Nato 's clear use case for this feat…

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**Author:** ![jkb](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@jkb](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/jkb)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658/2 "2021-01-19T12:04:18Z")

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+1, I don’t find the default setting very nice to look at, and I spend too long changing it everytime I accidentally restore default settings instead of clearing the search!

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**Author:** ![cristian](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/cristian/32/6039_2.png) [@cristian](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/cristian)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658/3 "2021-01-19T14:00:43Z")

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It would be cool to move buttons around 🙂

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**Author:** ![luckman212](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/luckman212/32/3445_2.png) [@luckman212](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/luckman212)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658/4 "2021-02-07T18:43:24Z")

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+1 I also get tired of changing the defaults every time. Please fix!

_related_ =\> [Hide the graph settings panel by default?](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/hide-the-graph-settings-panel-by-default/11434)

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**Author:** ![amrnt](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/amrnt/32/17110_2.png) [@amrnt](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/amrnt)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658/5 "2021-12-01T07:00:16Z")

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I use lots of groups to color my graph but sometimes i accidentally klick on restore defaults instead of the X to close the settings panel it just drives me insane. This button should be moved into a submenu or at least have a confirmation dialog.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/setting-the-default-for-graph-view/11658/6 "2021-12-03T10:34:04Z")

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Closed on December 3, 2021, 10:34am UTC

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