I wiped my entire Obsidian vault, and I regret not doing it sooner
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A personal account of wiping an entire Obsidian vault after months of accumulated clutter — unused folders, half-finished notes, and unnecessary plugins. The reset led to faster file retrieval, a cleaner sidebar, and a better-organized second setup built on lessons from the first. Key takeaways include making folder names specific, removing unused plugins, and always backing up before deleting. The author acknowledges the risks but concludes the wipe was worth it and wishes it had been done sooner.
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I stopped dreading having to open Obsidian every morningStarting over helped me build a better Obsidian vault the second timeI’m glad I wiped my vault, but it’s not something I’d rush intoThe wipe worked because I knew what I was getting rid of2.5K Impressions