#2
  1. I have lot of talks in iTunes, if would like to write commentary on the talk and link the mp3 into Obsidian note.
  2. Unfortunately I cannot link anything outside valut folder.
  3. I really cannot copy 50GB of duplicate into vault folder just tio be able to link mp3 file
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#3

You can link to outside files: use file:///path/to your file.

#4

Can you show me example how?

The file:///path/to your file . should be inside [[ ]] what about spaces in path, I use Mac OS there are many spaces in path.

#5

A file that is not inside your vault will be seen as an external file, so the [[file-name]] syntax does not apply.

So, you can do [any text](file:///path/to/your/file), i.e. you have to use the absolute path.

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#6

Thanks for feedback.

But your solution is not what I refer to. The file is mp3 so I want it emblemed as audio file ![[Audio.mp3]] not just as external link and after clicking on it opening it in external audio software. I want to have it emblemed inside as audio file with playback buttons.

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#7

I don’t think you can embed an external file in Obs. You can try asking the question in the # general channel.

#8

Tharefore I post it in Feature requests section :smile:
I know it is not possible in way I explained.

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#9

Retitled to use Embed instead of link.

#10

I’d like to second the request as well. I’d love to be able to embed images from outside the vault.

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#11

will be possible for images using markdown links in 0.11

#12

I’m able to LINK to external files as long as there are NO spaces in the path or the filename: how do I have to handle spaces ?

#13

@WhiteNoise for EMBEDDING images on my harddrive but outside of the vault, would you please give me an example of the syntax ?

I’m usinf Obsidian version 0.11

Thanks in advance

#14

0.11 hasn’t been released yet. use %20 or angle brackets. Search the forum too, this has been discussed many times

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#15

I apologize, you’re right @WhiteNoise:

  1. my version is v0.10.11

  2. the answer to my question is here (for the next newbie wondering): Link not recognized for folder names with spaces

Thank you !

#16

So is it possible now? I would appreciate an example code for how to embed an image from an image outside the vault directory. It is not working for me now, but not sure if it’s not possible or I am just writing it wrong. Thanks :slight_smile:

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#17

To answer the question from yesterday-me, yes it is. I just had the syntax wrong (and issues with white spaces). These two examples embed the same image file (which lives on a virtual drive mounted with the letter “P:/”)

![](<P:/My Pictures/friends.jpg>)
![](P:/My%20Pictures/friends.jpg)
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#18

I have a similar problem to the thread starter: I want to use Obsidian to work on a huge file repository (about 135k files from 25 years of digital life…). Integration into the vault doesn’t work (tried & failed already). Thus repository and vault must live side by side, and I need external links to refer from vault to repository.
Absolute links are fragile (change of computer. NAS, etc.). The need for relative links has been mentioned often here, and I want to add my request on that.

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#19

I also want to write notes on audio files from a large set of external files.

Did you find a way of creating an embedded audio player for an external audio file?

#20

Don’t know about Windows, but if you’re on a Mac or Linux machine, you could simply symlink your music folder into the vault.

Nevertheless, I’d advise against this method, since it can put a heavy burden on poor Obsidian—in my case, it’d suddenly have to handle ~200,000 files more … Which increases the vault loading time here by ~8 minutes (!) and makes Obsidian almost unresponsive.

If you still want to try it, here’s an example (Linux):

ln -s ~/Music/Tagged ~/Documents/Vault/Music

Assuming the vault was in ~/Documents/Vault, this would create a folder Music within the vault, containing whatever was in the (external) folder ~/Music/Tagged.

#21

I would like to request that transclusion applies to files outside of a vault.

For my work and personal writing, I have a few folders external to my zettelkasten vault:

…/zettelkasten
…/08 Reference
…/08 Reference/definitions
…/08 Reference/wordstudies

When I write in nvUltra and MultiMarkdown Composer, using their transclusion syntax (double curly braces), I can transclude any file (image or .md…and I think .pdf, though I haven’t tried that yet) into my current article or note.

For example, I can write in my file…

It’s important to remember that audience means {{../08 Reference/definitions/audience.md}}, which is important for this project.

…but in preview and when I export or print, what you see is:

It’s important to remember that audience means audience noun au·​di·​ence | ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s , ˈä- Definition of audience. 1a : a group of listeners or spectators The concert attracted a large audience. b : a reading, viewing, or listening public The film is intended for a young audience. 2 : a group of ardent admirers or devotees has developed an enthusiastic audience for his ideas 3a : a formal hearing or interview an audience with the pope b : an opportunity of being heard 4 : the act or state of hearing Give me audience and heed what I say., which is important for this project.

(I probably should have picked a better definition :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:)

I do not want want /definitions or /wordstudies in my zettelkasten, but I do want to pull in important information I have created and saved elsewhere.

I hope this is clear!

Thank you for considering my request. :bowing_man:‍♂

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