docs/obsidian-help/Editing and formatting/Attachments.md

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aliases: How to/Manage attachments

You can import [[Accepted file formats]], or attachments, to your vault, such as images, audio files, or PDFs. Attachments are regular files that you can access using your file system.

Add an attachment

You can add attachments to your vault in multiple ways. Only [[Accepted file formats]] can be added.

[!todo]- Copy and paste attachments You can paste attachments directly into your notes. Obsidian creates a file with the pasted content in the default attachment location and [[Embed files|embeds]] it in the note.

[!todo]- Drag and drop attachments If you drag a file from your file system into an open editor, Obsidian copies the file to the default attachment location and [[Embed files|embeds]] it in the note.

[!todo]- Download attachments to vault folder You can download an attachment directly to your vault, for example if you [[Import notes#Import from browser|import from your browser]], or from other apps that saves files directly to your file system.

Change default attachment location

By default, attachments are added to the root of your vault.

You can change the default attachment location under Settings → Files & Links → Default location for new attachments.

• Vault folder adds the attachment to the root of your vault.
• In the folder specified below adds the attachment to a specified folder.
• Same folder as current file adds the attachment to the same folder as the note you added it to.
• In subfolder under current folder adds attachments to a specified folder next to the note you added the attachment to. If it doesn't exist, Obsidian creates it when you add an attachment.