Vaults

Tydora uses the "vault" concept to manage note files. Each vault is a local folder, and every Markdown file, canvas file, subfolder, and image inside it is picked up by the file tree, the link index, the tag index, and the knowledge graph.

Note

A vault records only the folder's path; it never moves, copies, or modifies any of your files. You can safely add an existing Markdown folder as a vault.

Opening and Managing Vaults

There is a vault switcher at the bottom of the sidebar showing the current vault name, next to which you can open the Manage Vaults window. That window provides:

Action Description
Create vault Create a new folder at a chosen location as a vault
Open local folder Add an existing folder as a vault
Switch vault Click a vault in the list to open it in a new window
Rename Change the vault's display name inside Tydora
Move Move the vault folder as a whole to a new location
Show in file manager Locate that folder in the system file manager
Remove Unregister the folder from Tydora (without deleting files)
Warning

Removing a vault only unregisters it from Tydora — it does not delete the folder or files on disk. The confirmation dialog states this explicitly. To delete it for real, do so in your file manager.

Switching Vaults

  1. Click the vault switcher, or open the Manage Vaults window.
  2. Select the target vault from the list.
  3. The vault opens in a new window, and the file tree, link index, and graph switch along with it.
Tip

Multiple vaults suit notes split by project, topic, or work/personal. For example: one vault for work notes, one for a personal wiki. The currently active vault is remembered and restored on the next launch.

Multi-Vault Isolation

  • Each vault maintains its own file tree, link index, tag index, and bookmarks
  • When switching vaults, if the locally cached index belongs to a different vault it is rebuilt automatically, so data never crosses over
  • [[links]] are never resolved across vaults

Recently Opened Files

Tydora remembers recently visited files and shows them first when the 05-Navigation-Search/01-Quick-Open panel opens, so you can quickly return to where you left off.

File System Watching

Tydora watches the vault folder for external changes: when you add, rename, or delete files in your file manager, the file tree and indexes update automatically — no manual refresh needed.

Note

Index updates triggered by external changes are incremental; only the changed parts are processed, so the editor never stutters. See 03-Knowledge-Management/05-Link-Index.