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Importing from Obsidian

This guide will help you import your files from Obsidian into Feynote. Select your operating system to get started:

Step 1: Open the Ellipsis Menu

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Importing your files from Obsidian can be done in a few simple steps;

  1. First open up Obsidian and find the ellipsis located in the top right corner of your application.
Cursor hovering the ellipsis button in the top right of your Obsidian application

Step 2: Show in System Explorer

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Select the option from the dropdown menu called “Show in System Explorer”.

Cursor hovering Show In System Explorer option in the ellipsis dropdown

Step 3: Locate and Zip Your Vault

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Clicking on that dropdown option will open up your system’s file explorer and plant you somewhere within your “Obsidian Vault” folder. Navigate outwards to where you can select this folder, right-click, and select the option to compress it to a zip.

Cursor hovering compress to zip option for the Obsidian Vault folder

Step 4: Upload your Zip!

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Finally we can return to Feynote and select the Browse button of our File Selection page. Select the file you’ve zipped file and click submit!

Cursor selected the zipp

That’s it! Your zip file will start to upload and once its done it will autonavigate you back to the import page where we’ll convert your notes for you! Please do not close or navigate away from the File Selection page until the zip upload is done.