I understand the instructions but the “bug” is odd and has happened twice with no clear trigger. I have two computers I use the same vault for. Twice now a subfolder has been moved to a different place in the vault. I have no idea why it was moved there. At first I thought the files and the subdirectory had been deleted. There was no way to recover them that I was aware of. File recovery could work but there were 100 files and I do not remember all their names.
But, like I said, the files had been moved. I think it happened during a sync.
I am running 1.8.0 The last time it happened I blamed myself. This time I know it was not me.
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Until more info can be narrowed down, I’m moving this to Help.
Here is my bug info:
SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.1
Installer version: v1.4.14
Operating system: Windows 10 Pro 10.0.26100
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: insider
Insider build toggle: on
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: AnuPpuccin v1.5.0
Snippets enabled: 4
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 26
Plugins enabled: 21
1: Calendar v1.5.10
2: Templater v2.9.1
3: Dataview v0.5.67
4: Tasks v7.14.0
5: Tag Wrangler v0.6.1
6: Advanced Canvas v3.3.0
7: Auto Note Mover v1.2.0
8: Copilot v2.7.14
9: Footnote Shortcut v0.1.3
10: Full Calendar v0.10.7
11: Kanban v2.0.51
12: Paste image rename v1.6.1
13: Periodic Notes v0.0.17
14: Projects v1.17.4
15: Style Settings v1.0.9
16: Global Search and Replace v0.5.0
17: Readwise Official v2.1.4
18: Tracker v1.15.0
19: Contribution Graph v0.10.0
20: 3D Graph New v1.1.11
21: Columns v1.6.1
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Custom theme and snippets: for cosmetic issues, please first try updating your theme and disabling your snippets. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community theme and snippets.
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I disabled Copilot and 3D Graph (that is fun only for local graphs). Both of them showed errors in the console. I had not looked before when I had sync going.
I have moved my active vault to OneDrive. The old one, where the problems occurred, is still in place and I can safely run a test or two on it.
I would like to get this resolved because I sync my vaults between a mac, pc, and android phone. Obsidian sync makes that possible. Otherwise, I may have to sacrifice my Android Phone. It simply does not play nice with OneDrive and the Mac does not play nice with GoogleDrive.
This is extremely out of date, and you should reinstall from a fresh download. This may or may not be relevant to your issue, but you’re likely missing some key upgrades and security patches. Your plugins appear to be up to date, but they might be interacting oddly with old components of Obsidian. It’s hard to say.
This is why we ask to see your environment. If you had posted a bug report before trying without plugins, it wouldn’t be accepted. For example, did you consider “Auto Note Mover” might be moving your notes? (That might not be the problem. I’ve never tried it. “Move” is right in the name. It’s worth checking your settings carefully. And even if the settings are good, plugins like this might be causing race-conditions as you sync.)
Just to make sure: you mean you have stopped using Obsidian Sync, and are using OneDrive now? I’m sure you know, but it’s very important not to mix two cloud sync tools together. That’s another common cause of data corruption.
“before when I had sync going” makes me think you have, so good. Just double-checking!
Lastly, what other information can you think of? Subfolders are being moved. Is there anything noteworthy about the name of these subfolders? Do the names match an existing note? Do you have duplicate subfolder names? Any odd characters/unicode/emoji/diacritics/punctuation in the folder or subfolder names? etc. etc. Anything you can think of.
In the past, WhiteNoise has also asked to see the Sync log. It might be appropriate to email support about this, and include that log file. But they’ll likely also want you to test without plugins.