Files is a [[Core plugins|core plugin]] that lets you create, rename, manage, move, sort, and collapse or expand files and folders within your Obsidian vault. This plugin is enabled by default.
![[ui-files.png]]
These icons let you:
- create a new note
- create a new folder
- change the sort order of the files and folders displayed
- collapse or expand all folders
respectively.
In Files, you can also right click on any note or folder and select from a number of options including renaming, opening, and moving files. Dragging and dropping within Files is another way of moving them from one folder to another.
> [!tip] Move and rename files in Obsidian
> When you move or rename files, do so in Obsidian rather than in your local Finder/File Explorer. Obsidian automatically updates links referring to that file, or the files within the folder, to point to the new location.
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> When you move or rename files within your local file system, the links are not updated.