Not possible on iOS right ?

avichou commented 7 months ago

Not sure I can ask this here but I imagine it's completely incompatible with iOS isn't it

stravo1 commented 7 months ago

it is possible, you need to create the vault in your desktop, install the plug-in on the desktop by copying the files to .obsidian/plugins and then copy over the entire vault to your iPad/iPhone.

https://github.com/stravo1/obsidian-gdrive-sync/issues/1#issuecomment-1873793860

mayorbest23 commented 5 months ago

I apologise for re-awakening this thread! I am grateful for this free sync :) I am a total novice and have finished the desktop steps but cannot seem to figure out how to copy the files over to my iPhone. Here's what I have done to try and remedy this:

Copy and paste entire folder from Mac to iPhone's files; opens in Obsidian only after I have created a dummy vault, but files do not open or sync
Copy and paste only .obsidian file from Mac to iPhone in Obsidian Files. Did not result in anything.

I have tried googling how to copy an Obsidian file to my iPhone but I have come up unsuccessful. Any suggestions much appreciated. Regardless, stravo1's program has significantly helped me with my transition from Notion to Obsidian -- thank you!!

stravo1 commented 5 months ago

hello @mayorbest23 !

i will try and get the exact procedure, but until then you can join the discord server https://discord.com/invite/dPasX4Ac2P there are a few iOS users here :)

poopsicles commented 5 months ago

First, with your Obsidian vault set up on your desktop, navigate to its parent folder in your file explorer (Finder if on Mac, File Explorer for Windows).
Compress the entire vault folder (containing the .obsidian folder and all the .md files) in the explorer by right-clicking the folder and choosing the appropriate option.
On your iOS device, create a vault with the same name (if your vault is called "vaulty", compressing it should make a "vaulty.zip", so make a vault called "vaulty" on your iOS device). Make sure to uncheck the "Store in iCloud" option.
To confirm it's all good so far, check the Obsidian folder in the "On your iPad/iPhone" folder in Files. It should pretty much be empty except for the vault we just made.
Get the compressed file from your desktop to mobile however you might like (personally I use Telegram to send a message to myself, but since it's a .zip it shouldn't matter how you do it)
Move the .zip to this Obsidian data folder, beside the empty vault we just made.
Delete the (empty) vault folder, and unzip the zip we have by tapping and holding on it and selecting "Extract".
Now we should have effectively the "same" vault as before, except now it's populated with files.
Close Obsidian from the app switcher and reopen it.
Hopefully your files should sync after a bit once the extension loads.

Eizenhorn commented 3 months ago

First, with your Obsidian vault set up on your desktop, navigate to its parent folder in your file explorer (Finder if on Mac, File Explorer for Windows).

Compress the entire vault folder (containing the .obsidian folder and all the .md files) in the explorer by right-clicking the folder and choosing the appropriate option.

On your iOS device, create a vault with the same name (if your vault is called "vaulty", compressing it should make a "vaulty.zip", so make a vault called "vaulty" on your iOS device). Make sure to uncheck the "Store in iCloud" option.

To confirm it's all good so far, check the Obsidian folder in the "On your iPad/iPhone" folder in Files. It should pretty much be empty except for the vault we just made.

Get the compressed file from your desktop to mobile however you might like (personally I use Telegram to send a message to myself, but since it's a .zip it shouldn't matter how you do it)

Move the .zip to this Obsidian data folder, beside the empty vault we just made.

Delete the (empty) vault folder, and unzip the zip we have by tapping and holding on it and selecting "Extract".

Now we should have effectively the "same" vault as before, except now it's populated with files.

Close Obsidian from the app switcher and reopen it.

Hopefully your files should sync after a bit once the extension loads.

Thanks a lot working fine on Iphone

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