# I seem to have a load of files with the word windsurf somewhere in my vault. Can you find them fo... ## Retrieval Notes - Session id: `f775e101-b622-4dee-b7c2-fa6c97eaa088` - Last activity: `2026-01-20T19:22:09.097Z` ## My Notes <!-- Add your notes here. This section is preserved across syncs. --> ## Conversation ### User I seem to have a load of files with the word windsurf somewhere in my vault. Can you find them for me please? Are they in a folder somewhere? ### Assistant Let me search for files with "windsurf" in your vault. ### Assistant That's a lot of results. The search found **2,870 files** containing "windsurf". Looking at the results, they're coming from two places: 1. **`.smart-env/multi/`** - Smart Connections embedding cache files (`.ajson` files) 2. **`_Legacy/Archive/Pre-Sep-2025/windsurf/`** - An archived project folder These appear to be embeddings of an old "italian-tutor" project (probably a coding project from Windsurf IDE) that got indexed by Smart Connections. Let me check if the actual source folder still exists. ### Assistant Found it. The windsurf folder exists at: **Main location:** `_Legacy/Archive/Pre-Sep-2025/windsurf/` Plus multiple copies in `.vault-backup/` directories. Let me check what's inside the main one. ### Assistant Here's the situation: **Location:** `_Legacy/Archive/Pre-Sep-2025/windsurf/` **Contents:** - `italian tutor/` (empty) - `italian-tutor/` — **406 MB** (this is likely a coding project with node_modules) - `typeface/` (empty) The **italian-tutor** folder is a coding project (probably from Windsurf IDE) that accidentally ended up in your vault. Smart Connections indexed all its markdown files (READMEs, CHANGELOGs from npm packages), creating thousands of `.ajson` cache entries. **Recommendation:** Delete the windsurf folder entirely since it's: 1. In `_Legacy/` (archive folder you don't create content in) 2. A coding project, not vault content 3. Bloating your Smart Connections cache Want me to delete it? I can also check how much space it would free up in the `.smart-env/` cache. ### User i want to get rid of all of the windsurf files. it was an abandoned project and i don't know how to vibe code ### Assistant Let me clean up all the windsurf files. I'll remove the main folder and the backup copies, then clean up the Smart Connections cache. ### Assistant Done. Let me verify it's all gone. ### Assistant All cleaned up: - Deleted `_Legacy/Archive/Pre-Sep-2025/windsurf/` (406 MB) - Removed backup copies from `.vault-backup/` - Cleared ~2,870 Smart Connections cache files Your vault is now windsurf-free. ### User are there any other sorts of files or groups of files that are taking up lots of space in my Obsidian legacy or archive? any obvious candidates for bloat that i am not going to want, from messiness or something ### Assistant Let me scan for bloat in your legacy/archive areas. ### Assistant The output got mangled by spaces in paths. Let me get cleaner results. ### Assistant Here's what I found: **Major bloat candidates:** | Item | Size | Location | |------|------|----------| | **Raycast backups** | ~850MB | `_Legacy/Personal/Backups/` (12 backup files) | | **Twin Peaks audio** | 106MB | `_Legacy/Archive/Pre-Sep-2025/` (.aup3 Audacity files) | | **WAV file** | 80MB | `_Legacy/Personal/Music/` | | **Alfred preferences** | ~17MB | Duplicated in two locations | | **.vault-backup** | 187MB | Hidden backup folder | Let me check the full Backups folder and see what else is there. ### Assistant **Summary:** | Folder | Size | |--------|------| | `_Legacy/` total | **1.1 GB** | | `_Legacy/Personal/Backups/` | 869 MB | | `.vault-backup/` | 187 MB | **Recommendations:** 1. **Raycast backups (850MB)** — You have 12 `.rayconfig` files. Keep only the latest (Jan 4, 2026), delete the rest. Raycast has cloud sync anyway. 2. **BetterTouchTool presets (~1.5MB)** — You have ~12 "Master" `.bttpreset` files. Keep only the most recent. 3. **Chrome Passwords.csv** — ⚠️ Security concern. This probably shouldn't live in your Obsidian vault (even in Legacy). Consider moving it to a password manager or secure location. 4. **Twin Peaks audio files (106MB)** — Audacity projects in `Pre-Sep-2025/`. Do you want these? 5. **Alfred preferences** — Duplicated in two locations (~17MB wasted). 6. **.vault-backup/** — 187MB of old vault snapshots. Could clear if you don't need rollback capability. Want me to clean up any of these? I'd suggest starting with the Raycast backups (keeping just the latest) — that alone would free up ~750MB. ### User 1, 3, 5, delete please. (regarding 3, i have already transferred my passwords to a password manager) could you move 4 to my google drive 2. better touch tool is brittle, and i don't want to fuck up its set up. if i can delete those files without any issues then great, but ur on the side of caution if you rthink caution is needed ### Assistant Most done, but the Raycast command failed (macOS syntax issue). Let me fix that. ### Assistant Spaces in filenames. Let me handle that properly. ### Assistant They're still there. Let me just delete them directly. ### Assistant Done. Let me verify and summarize. ### Assistant **Cleanup complete:** | Action | Space freed | |--------|-------------| | Raycast backups (kept latest) | ~750 MB | | Chrome Passwords.csv | 46 KB | | Twin Peaks audio → Google Drive | 106 MB | | Duplicate Alfred prefs | ~8 MB | **Results:** - `_Legacy/Personal/Backups/`: 869 MB → **114 MB** - `_Legacy/` total: 1.1 GB → **293 MB** **Left alone:** BetterTouchTool presets (those are just backup exports, not active configs — safe to delete, but keeping them won't cause issues either). ### User BetterTouchTool why don't you just move the presets to Google Drive as well just to put my stupid mind at ease. ### Assistant Done. Moved 13 BTT presets to Google Drive. ### Assistant `_Legacy/` now at **292 MB** (down from 1.1 GB). The BTT presets were small (~1.5 MB total) but now they're safely in Google Drive if you ever need them. ### User ok one more thing, i just realised that i asked you to do these edits while obsidian was syncing. should i hust switch it off and on again or hae i fucked up ### Assistant You're probably fine. Here's why: 1. **Most of what we deleted were non-markdown files** (.rayconfig, .bttpreset, .aup3, .csv) — Obsidian Sync typically only syncs markdown files and vault settings by default, not arbitrary binary files. 2. **The files were in `_Legacy/`** — if you have selective sync set up, this folder might not even be syncing. To be safe: 1. **Check Obsidian Sync status** — open Obsidian, click the sync icon in the bottom-left. If it shows activity, let it finish. 2. **Check for conflicts** — look for any files with "conflict" in the name. If you want to be extra cautious, you can: - Open Obsidian → Settings → Sync → View sync activity log - See if anything looks weird But honestly, turning Obsidian off and on again won't hurt and will let the sync state settle. You haven't "fucked up" — worst case is some deleted files might reappear from another device, which you can just delete again. Want me to check for any sync conflict files in your vault? ### User as you can see it seems to be deleting the files in question from the sync. so good ### Assistant Exactly what you want to see. Sync is propagating the deletions to the remote vault. Once it finishes, all your devices will be clean of that windsurf bloat. No issues at all — you're good. ### User how stuipd would it be for me to sync my lapt top to this same vault simulationously. ### Assistant Not stupid at all — that's literally what Obsidian Sync is designed for. Multiple devices syncing to the same vault is the core use case. **However**, right now might not be the ideal moment since: - There's a big batch of deletions currently propagating - If your laptop syncs now, it might briefly download some of those windsurf files before the deletions catch up **Recommendation:** Wait until the sync activity log on your current machine shows it's done clearing out the windsurf stuff (probably just a few more minutes given the scroll speed in your screenshot). Then connect your laptop — it'll get a clean state from the start. After that initial sync completes, having both devices connected simultaneously is totally fine and normal.