A Practical Guide to Efficiently Managing Images in Obsidian
When taking notes in Obsidian, using images is almost inevitable. Copying and pasting images directly is indeed convenient, but over time you’ll find that the images are chaotically placed, resizing them is troublesome, and centering an image is even more difficult. Another pitfall is that when you delete an image from a note, the file doesn’t actually disappear but remains hidden in the root directory.
What Exactly Are Images in Obsidian?
When it comes to images, many people’s first thought is that “inserting an image means adding an image directly.” However, in Obsidian, images are more like references to “external files.” In other words, the images aren’t directly embedded in the note content but are stored in folders on your computer and then displayed in the notes through links or references.