How I Sync My Obsidian Vault to Google Drive on Android

How I Sync My Obsidian Vault to Google Drive on Android I wanted a simple way to keep my Obsidian notes backed up to Google Drive on Android without turning the whole setup into a project. At first, I assumed this would be straightforward: point Obsidian at a folder, connect Google Drive, and let it sync. That is not quite how it works on Android. What finally clicked for me was understanding that this is a local-folder-first setup. Obsidian works with files stored locally on the phone, and a separate sync app mirrors those files to Google Drive in the background. Once I stopped thinking of Google Drive as the place where the vault “lives,” the setup made a lot more sense. What I was actually trying to do My goal was simple: keep my Obsidian vault usable on Android have the files copied to Google Drive automatically avoid a setup that felt fragile or overly managed keep everything as normal files instead of locking notes into a proprietary structure That last point mattered to me. I li