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obsidian-data-handling
Implement vault data backup, sync, and recovery strategies. Use when building backup features, implementing data export, or handling vault synchronization in your plugin. Trigger with phrases like "obsidian backup", "obsidian sync", "obsidian data export", "vault backup strategy".
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# Obsidian Data Handling
## Overview
Data management patterns for Obsidian plugins: plugin config with loadData/saveData, vault file I/O, frontmatter parsing via metadataCache, handling renames and deletes, cross-device sync considerations, and IndexedDB fallback for large datasets.
## Prerequisites
- Working Obsidian plugin (`export default class extends Plugin`)
- Understanding of Obsidian's `Vault` and `MetadataCache` APIs
- TypeScript compilation configured
## Instructions
### Step 1: Plugin Config with loadData / saveData