Syncing creates endless Edit Conflict files

[Mathew]

This is a sync bug so the sandbox vault is irrelevant.
The vault is synced between at least 3 devices. I can access 2.

Steps to reproduce

• open obsidian

Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y]

Is the sandbox vault synced between 3 different devices? Thought not.

Expected result

• sync to work as described

Actual result

I get multiple versions of different files - for example, the file “test file.md” is replicated, unchanged, with new filenames like:
test file (# Edit conflict 2025-08-17 lid3dpC #) (# Name clash 2025-08-17 69e4p8C #) (# Name clash 2025-08-17 837wnkC #) (# Name clash 2025-08-17 7elyweC #) (# Name clash 2025-08-17 chshk0C #) (# Name clash 2025-08-1 (# Name clash 2025-08-17 so2ddlC #)

I’ve deleted the files, and they return. Up to 8 duplicates of one file.

Obsidian is unusable like this, so without a resolution we’ll find a better service.

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
Obsidian version: v1.8.10
Installer version: v1.8.4
Operating system: Windows 11 Home 10.0.26100
Login status: logged in
Language: en
Catalyst license: none
Insider build toggle: off
Live preview: on
Base theme: adapt to system
Community theme: none
Snippets enabled: 0
Restricted mode: off
Plugins installed: 12
Plugins enabled: 12
1: Buttons v0.9.9
2: Calendar v1.5.10
3: Dataview v0.5.68
4: Templater v2.14.1
5: Fold Properties By Default v1.0.8
6: Hotkeys++ v0.2.7
7: Natural Language Dates v0.6.2
8: Tag Wrangler v0.6.4
9: Periodic Notes v0.0.17
10: Outliner v4.9.0
11: Better Word Count v0.10.1
12: Tasks v7.21.0

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Community plugins: for bugs, please first try updating all your plugins to latest. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community plugins.

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Additional information

[WhiteNoise]

Obsidian version 1.8.10 does note have conflict file generation. You are probably using Obsidian sync alongside some other sync solution (iclould, dropbox, etc) or something else that is monitoring your notes and that is creating this problem.

[Mathew]

I’m afraid not. All files are on local folders only.

Would you like proof?

[WhiteNoise]

I don’t want proof. There is nowhere in our code that we write files with (# Edit Conflict) or # Name clash.

You can try disabling the plugins that you have enabled, and see if it help. But I think the problem is elsewhere.

You may have the notes open in another editor and it is the other editor who is creating these files.

[WhiteNoise]

It’s protondrive.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonDrive/comments/1b4xz1v/auto_file_renames_on_syncing/