Media Archive

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by bishop67

Move deleted media to an archive folder instead of the trash, and archive media that no note uses anymore.

↓ 16 downloadsUpdated 3d agoMIT
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Media Archive

Deleting media in Obsidian moves it to Media/Archive instead of the trash. Deleting it from the archive removes it for real.

It also sorts on its own: unused files in Media/Uploads move to the archive, and archived files a note uses again move back. New files get 60 seconds before they can be archived.

Notices: archived, or kept because a note still uses it Uploads and Archive folders in the file explorer

  • Media: images, video, audio, PDF.
  • Used means linked or embedded in a note, named in frontmatter, or on a canvas.
  • Still in use? Deleting does nothing and says so.
  • Settings: the two folder paths. Point Obsidian's attachment folder at Uploads. Changing one doesn't move existing files.
  • Command: Sort media by usage now.

Install

npm install && npm run build

Copy main.js and manifest.json to <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/media-archive/ and enable it. Needs Obsidian 1.13+.

To release: bump manifest.json, push a matching tag (1.0.1), publish the draft release.

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