This is really important in order for sync to be a great syncing solution for obsidian.
After a lot of testing, what I do is I have Obsidian sync inside a dropbox folder. It’s definitely necessary to have constant backups in case things go wrong.
This way I get all my .obsidian folder in my 2 computers and I get the advantages of version history that Obsidian sync offers.
but it’d be amazing to be able to stop using dropbox and just use Obsidian Sync
I’m using Obsidian on my personal MacBook, as well as on my corporate Windows PC.
I’m keeping 2 vaults in sync via Obsidian sync, and regularly access them on either of the above devices.
The challenge I’m facing is keeping my Appearance + Community Plugins in “sync” across my devices.
Current Workflow
Desired Workflow
Install + Setup Community Plugins (per vault, per device)
Install + Setup Community Plugins (once per vault, synced across all devices)
Setup Appearances (per vault, per device)
Setup Apperances (once per vault, synced across all devices)
Is the above possible today / am I not flicking a switch on in Obsidian that already does that?
Currently, Obsidian Sync doesn’t let you synchronize your settings, but using a service like Dropbox does. As long as your .obsidian folder is synced across your devices, your problem should be solved. I would imagine this limitation will eventually be fixed in Obsidian Sync.
Here is a link to a Discord message from one of the developers confirming that Obsidian Sync currently doesn’t sync settings:
I would also love this feature, I’m currently using pCloud to backup my notes and .obsidian folder with sync on top, and would love to be able to just use sync.
I subscribed to Obsidian Sync since I work on several computers and now also on the mobile device with my wallet.
Obsidian Sync being out there for quite a while and not having received much changes throughout the last weeks I would like to express my bold support for config sync. Having to change each minor change to the settings again and again across different devices is a pain.
Nevertheless, I understand that it is probably an effort to set this up in a sound way, meaning that we would definitely need a sort of global/local settings distinction. Obviously, on mobile devices one would have some differences compared to a desktor due to the affordances of the device type.