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Rebuild Vault Index

Dominik BachDominik Bach20 downloads

Sidebar button to rescan hidden folders, refresh the file tree, reindex the metadata cache, and reload community plugins.

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Sidebar button that rescans hidden folders, refreshes the file tree, reindexes the metadata cache, and reloads community plugins. Use it instead of opening Nested Hidden Folders settings.

Open the pane from the ribbon (refresh icon) or the command Open rebuild sidebar. The pane is not opened automatically.

Rebuild does

  1. List hidden folders on disk.
  2. Enable root dot-folders and nested .grok / .pi / .v2.
  3. Reindex those enabled paths into the file tree.
  4. Refresh File Explorer sort.
  5. Reindex the metadata cache.
  6. Reload every enabled community plugin except this one.

Disable Hidden Folders Access while Nested Hidden Folders is on.

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Rebuild the vault index by rescanning hidden folders, enabling root dot-folders and nested .grok/.pi/.v2 paths, and reindexing those entries into the file tree. Refresh File Explorer sorting and reindex the metadata cache to reflect changes. Reload all enabled community plugins (except this one) and disable Hidden Folders Access while Nested Hidden Folders is active.
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Details
Current version
1.1.0
Last updated
3 days ago
Created
3 days ago
Updates
1 release
Downloads
20
Compatible with
Obsidian 1.7.2+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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Author
Dominik BachDominik Bachmit-bach
GitHubmit-bach
  1. Community
  2. Plugins
  3. Folders
  4. Rebuild Vault Index

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