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Move Files

nitishkhurananitishkhurana1k downloads

Moves all the files linked to a open md file to a folder and updates the link in md file.

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When editing a note, open command pallete and run "Move Files Plugin: Move linked files and update links". This will create a folder with Name: "{filename} files" and move all the linked files for e.g. png,pdf,jpg...etc to this folder. It will also udpate the links in the note.

Updates

Version 1.2.0 : Added support/settings for retaining the folder structure while creating the new folder. Version 1.1.0 : Added support/settings for moving the open note/md files also to the folder.

Settings

Two settings are available:

  1. Move the open note/md file as well to the folder created.
  2. Retain the folder structure, folder with linked files will be created in the same path as that of the note/md file. If disabled, the folder will be created in the root directory of the vault.

Move Files Setting

Example

Demo

Run the command and all the files are moved to the folder as shown below.

FilesMoved


Tip

Use the https://github.com/reorx/obsidian-paste-image-rename
plugin to automatically rename the copied images/file's as per you custom settings.

Acknowledgement

Developed it to keep the note and their linked files organised so as to keep the vault clean and organized.
Inspired from the Image Collector Plugin https://github.com/tdaykin/obsidian_image_collector

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Move linked files (images, PDFs, JPGs, etc.) into a new folder named "{note name} files" and automatically update links in the note to their new locations. Choose to also move the open note and preserve the original folder structure when creating the asset folder.
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Details
Current version
1.3.0
Last updated
3 months ago
Created
Last year
Updates
6 releases
Downloads
1k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.15.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
nitishkhurananitishkhurana
github.com/nitishkhurana
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