Moving Obsidian Notes From One Devise To Another (as of Nov. 2023)
I'm getting a new laptop but all of my writing is done on Obsidian and I don't have the type of account that would let me sync the data. There were some instructions on websites about backing up the entire laptop on Google cloud and downloading a random app to move it onto your phone and eventually the new laptop BUT I FOUND A BETTER WAY (hopefully).
I can confirm it works if you want to have Obsidian on your phone and move everything from your laptop to the phone app (FOR FREE WITH NO SYNCING) but I'll need to update when my new laptop gets in to see if I can re-upload everything to a new laptop. UPDATE it works! A little bit of file nesting reorganization required but it's an easy move.
I'm not too knowledgeable on computers so this is a big win for me and I hope someone will find this helpful.
Note: I have a windows laptop and Android phone, I'm assuming all other types of electronics will allow for the options required for this method.
How I Moved Obsidian Notes from Laptop to Obsidian Mobile App. (10ish Steps)
1. Go to computer files > locate Obsidian file > locate vault files > select all vault folders.
2. (while all desired vaults are selected) click Compress to ZIP file option.
3. Log into Google Drive on laptop> upload zip file
4. Download Obsidian app on phone
5. Log into Google Drive on phone > download zip file from Google drive
6. Locate zip file on phone > extract all files
7. Open Obsidian > allow file access > select "open folder as vault"
8. select devise (android took me to documents but to find the extracted files I had to manually locate them in downloads) > select individual vault file > select "USE THIS FOLDER"
9. Select "allow" when prompted "Allow Obsidian to access files in [vault file name]?"
10. You should be automatically taken to the Obsidian App main page that says "No file is open" > select collapsible menu icon on top left > all documents and sub-folders within vault should be present with preserved formatting
REPEAT STEPS 7.6 - 10 TO ADD OTHER VAULTS!
