Windows v0.11.3 File Corruption

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#1

Plugins enabled: Advanced Tables(0.10.0), Markdown prettifier(0.0.8)

I think there is a bug on Win10 build, only one of my files got it’s data wiped out. Now the entire thing shows “\u0” instead of what I wrote. The only thing that was different was that there was alot of content there.

Steps to reproduce

Have a large file with many sections, press Ctrl+S, exit the program, shut down your computer.

Expected result

Save and Exit.

Actual result

File Corrupted, all data in the last opened file is gone and replaced with “\u0”

Environment

  • Operating system:
    WIndows 10 PRO v1909
  • Obsidian version:
    v0.11.3

Additional information

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All Markdown Files Corrupted
#2

Could you please share the list of plugins that were enabled when this happen?

#3

Hi,

Updated the original post, using Advanced Tables and Markdown prettifier

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#4

which version of prettifier do you have?

#5

Updated orginal post, Advanced Tables(0.10.0), Markdown prettifier(0.0.8)

#6

I confirm the existence of this bug. At first I thought it was my bad but then I got suspicious and decided to check the forum.

I think it was version 0.11.0 or 0.11.1 - the one that was the latest for the 13th of February. I was on a long flight with no Internet access, was working on a large file (around 15 KB) when suddenly my laptop’s battery ran out.

Back on the ground I checked the file that I worked on, it had my 15 KB of text all replaced with \u0. Since the file was created on a plane, no cloud copies remained.

Please look into this issue ASAP. Very dangerous stuff, several hours of work lost.

Plugins, Core: all except for Zettelkasten prefixer, Slides, Audio recorder and Sync.
Plugins, Community: Mind Map 1.1.0.

I don’t have Advanced Tables or Markdown prettifier.

#7

Oh, if there’s any way to recover the corrupted data, please let us know.

#8

I learned my lesson and just back it up to my Google Drive. Not sure if there is anyway to revert.

#9

does you system turn off suddenly or did you do a proper shutdown?

#10

It turned off suddenly because the battery got drained. With several hours of edits however, I’m sure Obsidian had saved the file a number of times before that happened.

#11

Doing the same, but before the guys find the reason of corruption, turns out it’s better to avoid editing in offline mode. :frowning:

#12

I had this happen to me once too

i didnt lost much and i thought it was because of the checklist plugin which got disabled around that time. i got these red marks too. I am using a lot of plugins tho (including advanced tabled and markdown prettifier).

I dont know anymore how that happend though. I think it happend on Linux (i use both windows 10 and linux thats why i am not sure anymore)

#13

But that’s kind of the schtick though isn’t it? I got it for the offline mode. Else I can just as well use vscode with markdown prettifier plugin, which is what I do at work.

#14

Yeah, kind of nonsense, I was disappointed too. But then - hey - we use a beta version of the program at our own risk. I’m sure the guys will find out the reason.

#15

We will add an internal file recovery system in an upcoming release to mitigate these power loss issues.

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