Does livesnyc create a files named `flag_*.md`?

[xtiansimon]

Abstract

Newly created Vault with livesync enabled had new files I did not create named flag_*.md

Expected behaviour

New Obsidian Vault opens normally

Actually happened

Obsidian vault locked up with error, "An error occurred while loading Obsidian. Error: EPERM: operation not permited, lstat C:\Users\MYUSER\my_obsidian_vault\flag_rebuild.md".

Another vault suddenly has a file named flag_fetch.md.

Are these flag_*.md files something created by Obsidian or livesync? There's nothing at https://forum.obsidian.md/ about it, nor at Stackoverflow. If this file was created by Obsidian, then I'd expect something in those communities because of the much larger userbase.

What I did in order,

1. Create new CouchDB
2. Create new vault on Client 1
3. Configure livesync on Client 1
4. Create same vault name on Client 2
5. Configure livesync on Client 2
6. Move one MD file into new vault on Client 2 from a previous vault.
7. Now Client 1 (empty vault) has this file and error.

Is this is a livesync mechanism? Did I miss some documentation about what these are and how to use them? I read in the livesync troubleshooting guide about redflag.md, but search does not return anything for flag_*.md.