Re:Johnny.Decimal – A system to organise your life
by fivestones on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @03:24AM
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How do you link non text files? Is it like a link to the file on your computer directly? And if so, do you the. Loose the ability to see those files when you are not on your computer but instead using the mobile app? Or is there a way to include those non-text files in the notes syncing apparatus?
Re:Johnny.Decimal – A system to organise your life
by Vegenoid on Saturday March 01, 2025 @02:00AM
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Non-text files go into a subdirectory of the top-level "vault" directory, and are then linked like:

The whole vault is in my iCloud drive, so the files are available on my phone.
The "Obsidian way" that many people recommend is notes that are as small as possible to maximize this kind of effect, but that's not how I like to do it. I prefer bigger notes with lots of headings (that can be nested up to 6 levels), and lots of links within a note and between notes to specific headings. I find this to be a nice blend of hierarchical navigation and link navigation.
Non-text files (like receipts or pictures) get linked from the relevant note or section, and many types of media can be viewed inline in the WYSIWYG editor.