External Rename Handler

Keeps Obsidian links intact when files are renamed outside the app

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External Rename Handler is a free, open-source Obsidian plugin that fixes broken links caused when a note is renamed from outside the app — via a file manager, script, or sync client — which Obsidian otherwise sees as a delete followed by a create, breaking every link to that note. It's for Obsidian users who rename vault files from outside Obsidian and don't want every link to that file silently breaking as a result.

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