This video provides a concise guide on three essential initial setup steps for Obsidian, a note-taking application. The primary goal is to enhance user experience and maintain data integrity from the outset. 

1.  **Preventing Broken Links:** The first crucial step involves configuring Obsidian's file and link settings. By enabling the 'automatically update internal links' option, users ensure that when a note is renamed, all links pointing to it are automatically updated. This prevents the common issue of broken links, which can disrupt the interconnectedness of notes.
2.  **Organizing Attachments:** The second recommendation focuses on managing attachments like images and documents. Users are advised to create a dedicated folder for all attachments and set this as the default location within Obsidian's settings. This prevents the attachment files from cluttering the main file explorer sidebar, keeping the workspace cleaner and more organized.
3.  **Customizing Themes:** The third step encourages users to change their Obsidian theme. The video demonstrates how to access theme settings, manage themes, and specifically suggests the 'Anapuchin' theme as a popular base. It highlights that 'Anapuchin' serves as a foundation for the 'Soft Paper' theme, which is highly recommended for its aesthetic and functional qualities. A related video is mentioned for detailed instructions on installing the 'Soft Paper' theme, promising a visually appealing and user-friendly interface.

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Three things to do when you install Obsidian.

Avoid broken links. Open settings. Go to file and links and turn on automatically update internal links. Without this setting, renaming your notes will break any links to that note, leaving you with a bunch of broken connections.

Keep your sidebar clean. Scroll down that same page and change the default folder for attachments to a new folder just for your attachments. This avoids cluttering your sidebar whenever you add images or other documents to a note.

Change your theme. While you're messing with settings, I recommend changing your theme so you know how to do it. Click appearance. Click manage under themes. Select Anapuchin. A nu p. There it is. This is a very popular theme which acts as a base for the soft paper theme which I recommend for obsidian. Check out the related video next for the full details on installing soft paper so that you can end up here navigating Obsidian with all that soft papery goodness.

FIRST 3 Things You Should Do To Set Up Obsidian

Three things to do when you install
Obsidian. Avoid broken links. Open
settings. Go to file and links and turn
on automatically update internal links.
Without this setting, renaming your
notes will break any links to that note,
leaving you with a bunch of broken
connections. Keep your sidebar clean.
Scroll down that same page and change
the default folder for attachments to a
new folder just for your attachments.
This avoids cluttering your sidebar
whenever you add images or other
documents to a note. Change your theme.
While you're messing with settings, I
recommend changing your theme so you
know how to do it. Click appearance.
Click manage under themes. Select
Anapuchin. A nu p. There it is. This is
a very popular theme which acts as a
base for the soft paper theme which I
recommend for obsidian. Check out the
related video next for the full details
on installing soft paper so that you can
end up here navigating Obsidian with all
that soft papery goodness.

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FIRST 3 Things You Should Do To Set Up Obsidian

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