Should you use multiple vaults in Obsidian?

The more notes you have, the more you might wonder if you should have multiple vaults in Obsidian. There is no definitive answer, but in this video, I talk about reasons you should have only one vault as well as good reasons to have several vaults, based on my own experience. Like with anything I say, take what's useful and do what makes sense!

// TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
00:39 Why keep just one vault
01:23 1. Linking across vaults
03:06 2. Searching across vaults
03:25 3. Serendipity from one vault
04:22 Why have multiple vaults
04:54 1. Distinguishing between private and public
06:06 2. Security and plugins
07:02 3. Development and testing
07:36 4. Keeping assets minimal
08:14 5. Reference vaults
09:17 How to create multiple vaults

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