What I've Been Dealing With #harddrive #formatting #capacities #obsidian

What I've Been Dealing With

I formatted my C: drive, then I had password troubles, and during that, I migrated from Capacities back to Obsidian. It's been a crazy month! 

Here's my chats with #CoPilot about migrating. I wanted to connect a local AI to Obsidian and Capacities doesn't let you.

🗂️ Can You Drag the Folders into Obsidian?

✅ What You Can Do

- Drag and drop folders directly into your Obsidian vault (e.g., `C:\Obsidian`).

- Obsidian will recognize `.md` (Markdown) files and folders immediately.

- Folder structure will be preserved, and links between notes (if they’re in standard Markdown format) should still work.

⚠️ 

- Non-Markdown files (like `.json`, `.png`, `.pdf`) will be imported but not rendered as notes. You can still link to or embed them.

- Internal links from Capacities might use a different format (e.g., `[[Note Title]]` vs. `[[note-title]]`). You may need to run a find-and-replace or use a plugin like Markdown Link Converter.

- Tags and metadata might not carry over unless they were written in YAML frontmatter or inline (like `#tag`).

🛠️ Tips

- Create a temporary vault to test the import first.

- Use Obsidian’s Graph View to explore how your notes are connected after import.

- Consider enabling plugins like:

  - Dataview (for querying metadata)

  - Tag Wrangler (for cleaning up tags)

  - Templater (for standardizing note formats)

Dragging Capadonkey Into Obsidian

[bonus section]

Me: I got halfway through typing this title and it struck me as hilarious! I'd like a picture showing this: Dragging Capacities Into Obsidian

CoPilot: Here it is—your visual take on “Dragging Capacities Into Obsidian”! 😄 Let me know if you want to tweak the style, add characters, or turn it into a comic panel.

Me: Not exactly. I want you to put donkey ears and hooves on the Capacities logo and a cartoon cowgirl with a rope around it dragging the stubborn Capadonkey towards the Obsidian logo. Make a funny cartoon like a DAZ render!

CoPilot: Here comes your cartoon showdown—Capadonkey versus the cowgirl! Let me know if you want to add speech bubbles, a desert backdrop, or maybe a cheering Obsidian mascot in the corner. 😄

Me: Make the logo a circle on the donkey and put the fake windows icon in the sky. Add a desert scene.

CoPilot: I’ve added the Capacities logo as a circle on the donkey, placed a fake Windows icon in the sky, and set the whole scene in a desert. Let me know if you want to turn this into a comic strip or add a caption like “Wrangling My Workflow”! 🤠🪶

[He didn't put the Capacities logo, I had to get that on my own. Also, he misspelled things. I ended up replacing the background he gave me and all the text in Canva]

As you can see, it's prompt and correct until you get what you want. I decided to go with my background I did in VUE 2024 and made some changes, adding some highlight on the cowgirl and facial features on my cartoon. Let me know in the comments if you like the result!

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