Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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#obsidian #zettelkasten #sync

Today's video covers setting up Obsidian Sync with a good encryption key and adding a synced vault to secondary devices.

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## Links

- Sync Security: https://help.obsidian.md/Obsidian+Sync/Security+and+privacy
- Sync Version History: https://help.obsidian.md/Obsidian+Sync/Version+history
- BackBlaze for backup: secure.backblaze.com/r/00brxu

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# Chapters

00:00 Introduction
00:36 Create a new vault
01:18 Creating files to sync
01:46 Setting up Sync
02:08 Creating a Remote Vault
03:33 Connecting To Your New Remote Vault
04:11 Sync Settings
05:55 Dealing with File Versions
06:57 Versions are not backups
07:14 Adding another device to your Synced vault
08:56 Version history on iPad
09:18 Sync caveats
11:15 Wrap Up

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- Getting Started with Obsidian Course: https://skl.sh/2Y6DUDM
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