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0 pointsrjzzleep3y ago0 comments

I'd love to use obsidian, but the mobile app does not allow specifying the folder. As a result on iOS you can only use the official syncing method. Maybe it's so you pay for the app, but I would personally rather pay a few for that functionality.

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shakezula3y ago

Uh, this can’t be true cause I have my Obsidian mobile vault set to my iCloud and use that for syncing and backup and it works pretty much perfectly.

fnoof3y ago

It allows iCloud or obsidian syncing. I tried to set it up with Dropbox because I didn’t trust iClouds conflict resolution and couldn’t get it to work.

bostonvaulter23y ago

This is due to an iOS limitation. On android you can pretty much use whatever syncing method you like (such as Syncthing)

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nvrspyx3y ago

I think that's a limitation of the Files API. In the least, I've yet to come across an app that allows syncing with third-party storage apps through Files. I've only seen one-way saving or using the file picker to retrieve a file.

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LordDragonfang3y ago

I can't vouch for it because I don't have any iOS devices new enough to support it, but supposedly you can also set it up to sync via git:

https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-setting-up-ios-git-based-...

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lambdas3y ago

You can just save to a folder on your iOS device and push/pull changes with the app “working copy”, which is a full gift client. It costs a pretty penny though.

scubbo3y ago

This is presumably a limitation of the iOS client, as I've certainly been able to store my vault in a Dropbox folder and sync it to my Android device with DropSync.

wscott3y ago

I ended up paying $20 for the 'working copy' git iOS app and then setup an iOS shortcut to sync my repository to a private github repo. So everything is manual when I click the button for the shortcut it syncs.

On the desktop the git extension does the same thing, but is automatic. Conflict resolution is as detailed and I want.

Yeah lots of non-opensource components in that flow, but it works well and is perfectly happy when I am totally offline.

rjzzleepOP3y ago

Is this a common theme on HN that when something is a negative critique of a product people love, people hysterically act like they were personally attacked instead of trying to research the problem?

The iOS client does not allow choosing the folder. You can specify either icloud sync or not, but you cannot select a folder.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/s4kw0k/set_fold...

teilo3y ago

I've been using iCloud sync with Obsidian for a year, and it has worked perfectly. Correct, you don't get to put your folder anywhere you want. It has to be in iCloud Drive, but so what?

MSFT_Edging3y ago

If you only use it on a single ios device, it screws up your whole syncing method. Google drive/dropbox works on every other platform seamlessly.

teilo3y ago

If you need to sync it to anything non-Apple, then yes. If you don't, then iCloud Drive is just fine.

In my case, Obsidian syncs just fine between my laptop, iPad, and iPhone. I use Sync.com for everything else.

barbazoo3y ago

Just checked and that's the first thing I'm asked to do on the Android app. Maybe it only works when creating a vault?

LordDragonfang3y ago

Android is different (i.e. better) than iOS in this regard, since it has much more robust filesystem support. You can easily use git syncing via termux:

https://forum.obsidian.md/t/guide-using-git-to-sync-your-obs...

DMell3y ago

You can use it with any cloud storage - iCloud, Dropbox, etc.

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shakezula3y ago

Uh, this can’t be true cause I have my Obsidian mobile vault set to my iCloud and use that for syncing and backup and it works pretty much perfectly.

fnoof3y ago

It allows iCloud or obsidian syncing. I tried to set it up with Dropbox because I didn’t trust iClouds conflict resolution and couldn’t get it to work.

bostonvaulter23y ago

This is due to an iOS limitation. On android you can pretty much use whatever syncing method you like (such as Syncthing)

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nvrspyx3y ago

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LordDragonfang3y ago

I can't vouch for it because I don't have any iOS devices new enough to support it, but supposedly you can also set it up to sync via git:

https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-setting-up-ios-git-based-...

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lambdas3y ago

You can just save to a folder on your iOS device and push/pull changes with the app “working copy”, which is a full gift client. It costs a pretty penny though.

scubbo3y ago

This is presumably a limitation of the iOS client, as I've certainly been able to store my vault in a Dropbox folder and sync it to my Android device with DropSync.

wscott3y ago

On the desktop the git extension does the same thing, but is automatic. Conflict resolution is as detailed and I want.

Yeah lots of non-opensource components in that flow, but it works well and is perfectly happy when I am totally offline.

rjzzleepOP3y ago

Is this a common theme on HN that when something is a negative critique of a product people love, people hysterically act like they were personally attacked instead of trying to research the problem?

The iOS client does not allow choosing the folder. You can specify either icloud sync or not, but you cannot select a folder.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/s4kw0k/set_fold...

teilo3y ago

I've been using iCloud sync with Obsidian for a year, and it has worked perfectly. Correct, you don't get to put your folder anywhere you want. It has to be in iCloud Drive, but so what?

MSFT_Edging3y ago

If you only use it on a single ios device, it screws up your whole syncing method. Google drive/dropbox works on every other platform seamlessly.

teilo3y ago

If you need to sync it to anything non-Apple, then yes. If you don't, then iCloud Drive is just fine.

In my case, Obsidian syncs just fine between my laptop, iPad, and iPhone. I use Sync.com for everything else.

barbazoo3y ago

Just checked and that's the first thing I'm asked to do on the Android app. Maybe it only works when creating a vault?

LordDragonfang3y ago

Android is different (i.e. better) than iOS in this regard, since it has much more robust filesystem support. You can easily use git syncing via termux:

https://forum.obsidian.md/t/guide-using-git-to-sync-your-obs...

DMell3y ago

You can use it with any cloud storage - iCloud, Dropbox, etc.

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