Dataview vs Obsidian Bases: Why (& How) to Make the Switch

DOWNLOAD MY FREE OBSIDIAN STARTER VAULT: https://vault.practicalpkm.com If you're still relying on Dataview queries in Obsidian, you're probably overcomplicating your PKM system without even realizing it. For most users, the new built-in Obsidian Bases core plugin is more than enough to completely replace those complicated Dataview queries, and will likely significantly boost the performance of your vault as well. In this video, I explain how those Dataview queries that you added years ago are put together and show you how to update them for Obsidian Bases instead. 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Why Switch from Dataview? 4:24 - Understanding Properties 5:56 - Understanding Queries 7:49 - Creating a Base 12:08 - Dataview-to-Bases Conversion Tool 12:56 - Live Example 16:00 - Conclusion 🧰 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ⚙️ Dataview plugin: https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsid... ⚙️ Bases core plugin: https://help.obsidian.md/bases ⚙️ Datacore plugin: https://github.com/blacksmithgu/datacore ⚙️ Dataview (to) Properties plugin: https://github.com/Mara-Li/obsidian-d... 📚 Book Notes Library vault: https://practicalpkm.com/notes 🗺 Obsidian Roadmap: https://obsidian.md/roadmap/ ❓ Obsidian Bases Syntax: https://help.obsidian.md/bases/syntax 🌐 Dataview-to-Obsidian Converter: https://bases-toolbox.vercel.app/#dat... 🎥 OTHER VIDEOS MENTIONED:    • How I Built the Ultimate Book Notes Librar...      • The People Note: The Key to Rolling Up Tas...   ⭐ WANT TO GIVE YOUR VAULT AN INSTANT UPGRADE? Check out LifeHQ, my epic done-for-you Obsidian vault: https://lifehq.practicalpkm.com/ 📬 WANT MORE PKM TIPS? SIGN UP FOR MY FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Get more out of your PKM system in just 10 minutes per week: https://practicalpkm.com