Find orphaned files and broken links
Find files that are not linked anywhere and would otherwise be lost in your vault. In other words: files with no backlinks.
The above warnings are based on limited information and might not always be accurate.
Data
| ID | find-unlinked-files |
| Author | Vinzent |
| Funding | Support the Author |
| Official Release Date | 2020-11-16 |
| Last update | 2024-08-12 |
Last Refresh
Obsidian Stats last refreshed the data behind this page on Jun 15, 2026.
| Community plugin snapshot | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Repository clone | last successful checkout May 25, 2026 |
| Release acquisition | release metadata checked Jun 12, 2026; existing successful main.js cache reused |
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Changes
| Date | Changed Property | Old Value | New Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-16 | Plugin Added | ||
| 2023-04-15 | name | Find unlinked files | Find orphaned files and broken links |
| 2023-04-15 | description | Find files that are not linked anywhere and would otherwise be lost in your vault | Find files that are not linked anywhere and would otherwise be lost in your vault. In other words: files with no backlinks. |
| 2026-05-12 | author | Vinzent | vinzent03 |
| 2026-05-12 | repo | Vinzent03/find-unlinked-files | vinzent03/find-unlinked-files |
| 2026-05-15 | author | vinzent03 | Vinzent |
Repository Data
| License | MIT in package.json MIT in LICENSE
file
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| Package Manager | Unknown (no lock file found) |
| Uses Typescript | Yes |
| Installed Bundlers | esbuild |
| Installed Testing Frameworks | None found |
| Has Test Files | No |
Latest Release main.js Size
| 33.3 KB |
| Detected ES Version | ES2017 |
| Probably Minified | No |
| main.js API Findings | 5 disclosures |
| Uses BRAT beta releases | No |
| Dependencies | None |
| Dev Dependencies | @types/node, esbuild, obsidian, prettier, standard-version, tslib, typescript |
main.js API Findings
These conservative findings come from static analysis of the latest release main.js. The table includes warnings and high-confidence
informational findings; lower-confidence informational findings are omitted to reduce false positives. Warnings indicate usage of potentially risky
APIs, but such APIs can be used safely if handled with care.
| Disclosure | Detected From |
|---|---|
| Adapter File Access | Uses adapter-level vault filesystem APIs |
| Full Vault Access | Enumerates vault files |
| Metadata Access | Reads Obsidian metadata cache |
| Note Content Access | Reads vault files |
| Vault File Write | Renames, deletes, trashes, or copies vault files, Writes vault files |
| Finding | Type | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renames, deletes, trashes, or copies vault files | Warning | High | app.vault.trash (1) |
| Reads Obsidian metadata cache | Info | High | app.metadataCache.getCache (4), app.metadataCache.getFileCache (3), app.metadataCache.getFirstLinkpathDest (6), app.metadataCache (15) |
| References URLs or constructs URL objects | Info | High | https:// (1) |
| Persists plugin settings or data | Info | High | this.loadData (1), this.saveData (1) |
| Registers plugin settings UI | Info | High | this.addSettingTab (1), Setting (26), obsidian.Setting (26) |
| Registers commands, ribbon icons, or status bar items | Info | High | this.addCommand (7) |
| Accesses Obsidian vault APIs | Info | High | app.vault (13) |
| Enumerates vault files | Info | High | app.vault.getFiles (2), app.vault.getMarkdownFiles (2) |
| Reads vault files | Info | High | app.vault.cachedRead (1), app.vault.read (1) |
| Uses adapter-level vault filesystem APIs | Info | High | app.vault.adapter (4) |
| Writes vault files | Info | High | app.vault.create (1) |
| Accesses Obsidian workspace APIs | Info | High | app.workspace (6) |
The above data may not be accurate and contain errors. For more information refer to the page about data collection.
Lines of Code
The plugin has a total of 1143 lines of code. The following chart shows the lines of code split by programming language.
Downloads
The following chart shows the total number of downloads of the plugin over time. The second chart shows the delta of downloads per week, which is the number of new downloads per week. New version releases are marked with vertical lines.
Version History
| Version | Release Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | 2020-11-16 | None |
| 0.2.0 | 2020-11-18 | None |
| 0.2.1 | 2020-11-30 | None |
| 0.2.2 | 2020-12-04 | None |
| 0.2.3 | 2020-12-04 | None |
| 0.2.4 | 2020-12-15 | None |
| 0.2.5 | 2020-12-27 | None |
| 0.2.6 | 2021-01-07 | None |
| 0.3.0 | 2021-01-17 | None |
| 1.0.0 | 2021-02-20 | None |
| 1.0.1 | 2021-02-21 | None |
| 1.1.0 | 2021-04-06 | None |
| 1.2.0 | 2021-04-09 | None |
| 1.2.1 | 2021-05-15 | None |
| 1.3.0 | 2021-09-24 | None |
| 1.3.1 | 2021-10-02 | None |
| 1.4.0 | 2022-03-29 | None |
| 1.5.0 | 2022-03-31 | None |
| 1.5.1 | 2022-05-14 | None |
| 1.5.2 | 2022-05-26 | None |
| 1.6.0 | 2022-07-29 | None |
| 1.6.1 | 2022-08-08 | None |
| 1.7.0 | 2022-09-25 | None |
| 1.8.0 | 2022-09-26 | None |
| 1.8.1 | 2023-03-19 | None |
| 1.9.0 | 2023-03-27 | None |
| 1.9.1 | 2023-08-24 | None |
| 1.10.0 | 2024-03-13 | None |
| 1.10.1 | 2024-08-12 | None |