This is an unofficial, community-made directory. Not affiliated with Obsidian or Dynalist Inc.
Not recently updated (stale)PKMbeginner

Nuke Orphans for Obsidian

Trashes orphaned files and attachments that are no longer linked in any note, helping users clean up their Obsidian vault and remove unused clutter.

Best For

writersstudentsdevelopersresearcherspower users

Key Use Cases

  • Cleaning up after deleting notes
  • Removing unused images or PDFs from vault
  • Maintaining a tidy folder structure

Pros

  • One-click operation
  • Moves files to trash instead of permanent deletion
  • Identifies truly orphaned files

Limitations

  • May not catch files linked via unlinked mentions or data views
  • Potential to accidentally lose files if user isn't careful

Tags

orphancleanupattachmentfile-managementtrashmaintenance

Related Plugins

ActivePKM
1.5M downloads

Omnisearch

Omnisearch provides a smarter full-text search engine for Obsidian that understands natural language, searches inside PDFs, and delivers ranked results much faster than the built-in search.

ActivePKM
1.4M downloads

Copilot

An AI-powered assistant that lets you chat with your Obsidian notes, helping you learn faster and work smarter.

ActivePKM
974K downloads

Smart Connections

AI-powered plugin that uses local semantic embeddings to discover and suggest related notes as you write, without requiring any API keys or internet connection.