The Vault Size History plugin enables Obsidian users to visualize the growth of their vault by displaying a graph that tracks the number of files over time. It allows customization of file categories, enabling users to group files by folders, patterns, or regular expressions for more detailed insights. Users can toggle visibility of specific file categories on the graph, adjust date formats, and define exclusive or inclusive categories for precise analysis. This plugin is ideal for users looking to monitor changes in their vault structure and content over time.
Implemented automatic file index to support the following use cases:
Use case 1:
Your Vault is being synchronized between devices and file creation dates are reset during the sync. You would like to build graph based on the original file creation dates.
Solution: the plugin will note the original file creation date in an index file so that even if file properties are going to be reset, the plugin would use the index when building graph.
Use case 2:
You would like to manually override creation dates for files in your Vault.
Solution: the index CSV file allows to protect dates from automated updates.