[Bug]: Links break when renaming a file

[krolloc1]

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Expected Behavior

Rename a element and all elements linked to it should update their links

Current behaviour

Rename an element, links get broken in other linked elements. The page then doesn't render.

Reproduction

Rename an element, in the case and adventure element. Linked sessions don't render afterwards.

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Obsidian Version Check

1.4.16

Plugin Version

4.1.12

Confirmation

• I have disabled all other plugins and the issue still persists.

Possible solution

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[carlonicora]

Hi @krolloc1

I have noticed the issue you are reporting and I have already dug deeper into the it.

TL;DR

When obsidian sends a message that a file is updated, I update the links in the rest of the files, but they are being updated by obsidian themselves, so the two updates clash and the data loses some bits.

Solution

Migrate from using the file path as identifier for the element to a uuid based.

Challenges

Time

Priority

High