Synchronization of file systems and sharing files.

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Hello,

Context: Using Joplin Desktop on multiple Windows devices, syncing from a shared folder.
Issue: The system works well, except for images, file links, and anything that isn't markdown or a web URL.

Requested Feature: The ability to modify the resource folder (~/.config/joplin-desktop/resources). Currently, when adding an image, it creates a link on the local file system, making it inaccessible to other users. If we could change the resource folder to a shared location for all users, it would address this issue.

I've noticed that we're not the first to encounter problems with file system sync, and this feature would be a solution for files uploaded in notes through file system sync.

Best regards, and thank you for the excellent product.

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This only occurs if you press the ALT key when dragging and dropping a file onto a note or if you specifically create a link to a file using file:///.

If you just drag and drop or use the attach file button, Joplin will create a copy of that file in the local resources folder and link it to the note using the format [filename](:/6ab82c0088284d989356e72aaa0e7744). That file in resources will get synced to the resources folder on the sync target and will be available to all clients.

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