+1 same thing happens with VMware shared folders. Unlike with VirtualBox shared folders (which work with Obsidian), when I attempt to use VMware shared folders, I get the following error…
“An error occurred while loading Obsidian. Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, watch 'Z:\shared\my-vmware-shared-folder'”
Seems to be the same issue, some dir (or non-OS “filesystem”) where OS support for watching folders is not supported.
In cases where Obsidian cannot use an OS mechanism for monitoring a vault, a less optimum but workable fallback such as intermittent scanning of the vault folders, if at least allowing the app to start, would be better than nothing. (I make no assumptions this is a good or easy workaround to employ… just accentuating my +1)
Thanks!