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Nuke Orphans

sandorexsandorex12k downloads

Trash orphaned files and attachments.

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Simple plugin that trashes orphaned attachments (or all files) using a command

KISS

The plugin provides three commands which can be ran from command palette (default keybinding is Ctrl + P)

commands provided

The plugin will always ask you before trashing files

trash dialog example

Installation

Inside Obsidian

You can install this plugin from within Obsidian by doing the following:

  • Open settings and go to Community plugins
  • Make sure Safe mode is off
  • Click Browse under Community plugins
  • Search for Nuke Orphans and click on it
  • Click Install
  • After it completes click Enable

Manual

  • Download latest plugin archive from here and extract into .obsidian/plugin/

You will have to manually enable the plugin in settings afterwards

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About
Trash orphaned attachments or all files using three simple commands from the command palette. Prompt before trashing to confirm each operation.
AttachmentsFilesCommands
Details
Current version
1.2.5
Last updated
2 years ago
Created
4 years ago
Updates
13 releases
Downloads
12k
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.3.0+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
sandorexsandorex
github.com/sandorex
GitHubsandorex
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Attachments
  4. Nuke Orphans

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