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- How to/Manage attachments
permalink: attachmentsYou can import Accepted file formats, or attachments, to your vault, such as images, audio files, or PDFs. Attachments are regular files that you can access using your file system. Attachments can be embedded.
You can add attachments to your vault in multiple ways. Only Accepted file formats can be added.
You can paste attachments directly into your notes. Obsidian creates a file with the pasted content in the default attachment location and embeds it in the note.
If you drag a file from your file system into an open editor, Obsidian copies the file to the default attachment location and embeds it in the note.
You can download an attachment directly to your vault, for example if you import from your browser, or from other apps that saves files directly to your file system.
By default, attachments are added to the root of your vault.
You can change the default attachment location under Settings → Files & Links → Default location for new attachments.