From 4eea53c6c896e0afc76ca6acb328ddc292d6e2ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Stedwell Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 13:44:52 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] TODO-1.6: note the REST delete-directories limitation on the retired-tree item Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- TODO-1.6.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/TODO-1.6.md b/TODO-1.6.md index d60fce5..a745d0e 100644 --- a/TODO-1.6.md +++ b/TODO-1.6.md @@ -55,3 +55,9 @@ they were unwrapped per instruction but repointing them would restore real graph against retired patterns before letting `leaf-readme` absolve the file), or drop the seed-README exemption inside retired trees. Add a lint test seeding `archive/notes/README.md` → must flag `retired-path`. + *Related learning (same cleanup, 2026-07-03):* the REST API **cannot delete + directories** — removing a folder's last file orphans the empty folder on disk + (the REST listing 404s, falsely reading as gone; Obsidian still shows it — manual + deletion required). Documented in `references/api-reference.md` › Deleting Files + and in the vault's `resources/references/obsidian-local-rest-api.md`. Any future + "remove retired tree" guidance must include the manual folder-cleanup step.