# Wiki link autocomplete cannot do fuzzy search in large vault

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/wiki-link-autocomplete-cannot-do-fuzzy-search-in-large-vault/68972>\
**Category:** Bug graveyard\
**Tags:** repro, internal-links\
**Created:** [October 8, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/wiki-link-autocomplete-cannot-do-fuzzy-search-in-large-vault/68972 "2023-10-08T10:57:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![CawlinTeffid](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/cawlinteffid/32/82899_2.png) [@CawlinTeffid](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/CawlinTeffid)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/wiki-link-autocomplete-cannot-do-fuzzy-search-in-large-vault/68972/2 "2023-10-08T20:06:31Z")

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This isn’t a bug, it’s a performance optimization.

> [@Quick Switcher search seems to behave differently and miss some request](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-search-seems-to-behave-differently-and-miss-some-request/56222/3):
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> If you have over 10000 notes, it uses a simpler algorithm. If you have attachments, they probably also count towards this number.

There’s a request to allow fuzzy search on larger vaults.

> [@Options to control the Quick Switcher / Links Suggestion algorithm above 10000 items / Ignore spaces](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/options-to-control-the-quick-switcher-algorithm-above-10-000-files/56861):
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> Hey winkUse case or problem Actually, when the threshold of 10’000 notes (attached files included) is exceeded, the quick search algorithm used is changed by a simplier one ([see @koala answer here](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/quick-switcher-search-seems-to-behave-differently-and-miss-some-request/56222/3)) Example So for example if I write “cpt” I would like to obtain the list of all titles containing the letters “c”, “p” and “t” that are in the same order, including all notes about “comportement”. For example In fact, I obtain nothing. Because I’ve reached the th…

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