Why is downgrading Obsidian to a previous release not working for me?

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Here’s what I see under About Obsidian
Version 1.1.16 (Installer 1.1.9)

What I’m trying to do

  • Downgrade to fix a plugin issue to 1.1.9

Things I have tried

  • Deleted the old version in applications (Mac)
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Have you turned auto-updates off?

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Good thought but yes it’s turned off

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I’ve seen it posted that you might need to remove Obsidian from the library via deleting: /Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/obsidian

Do you know if that’s correct, or will I lose things I don’t intend to?

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Only move ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian-1.1.x.asar if you want to downgrade.

The other files/folders are important (indexes, your file snapshots, etc).

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I see, thank you! Should I delete and replace it, or will it update itself once removed? (If I need to replace it, I’m not sure how to find the 1.1.9.asar file to take its place)

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Just move it and restart. You can delete it later.

When you decide to update next time, in Obsidian, check for updates and a new asar will be created.

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