clarify default base file docs

docs/features/inline-tasks.md

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ These settings are replaced in v4 by:
 
 - `showRelationships` and `relationshipsPosition`
 
-If you had project subtasks enabled in v3, the relationships widget is enabled automatically after upgrading to v4. The underlying Bases file changed from `TaskNotes/Views/project-subtasks.base` to `TaskNotes/Views/relationships.base`. Run the **Create default files** action in `Settings -> TaskNotes -> Integrations` if `relationships.base` is missing.
+If you had project subtasks enabled in v3, the relationships widget is enabled automatically after upgrading to v4. The underlying Bases file changed from `TaskNotes/Views/project-subtasks.base` to `TaskNotes/Views/relationships.base`. Run the **Create files** action in `Settings -> TaskNotes -> General -> Views & base files` if `relationships.base` is missing.
 
 ## Natural Language Processing
 

docs/settings/general.md

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Use **Identify tasks by** to select a strategy.
 - **Tag mode** uses a configured task tag (for example `task`) and can optionally hide that identifying tag in card displays.
 - **Property mode** matches a property/value pair (for example `isTask: true` or `category: task`) and is useful when you avoid tag-based identification.
 
+If you change the task tag after creating default Base views, existing `.base` filters will still point at the old tag until you update the default Base files or edit those filters.
+
 ### Hide Identification Tags
 
 When using tag-based identification, you may want to keep your task identification tags in the frontmatter for organizational purposes, but hide them from the visual display in task cards to reduce clutter.
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ If your task identification tag is `task` and a task has the tags `#task`, `#tas
 
 Use **Excluded folders** to omit paths from Notes tab indexing and keep large archive areas out of regular task browsing.
 
+## Views & Base Files
+
+TaskNotes uses Obsidian Bases files (`.base`) to power its task views. By default, missing view files are created automatically on startup.
+
+Use **Create files** to generate missing default files in `TaskNotes/Views/` without overwriting existing files. Use **Update files** to overwrite the configured default files with templates generated from your current TaskNotes settings.
+
 ## Frontmatter
 
 This section only appears when you have markdown links enabled globally in Obsidian settings.

docs/settings/integrations.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ These settings control the integration with other plugins and services, such as
 
 ![Integrations Settings](../assets/settings-integrations.png)
 
-## Bases Integration
+## Bases
 
 TaskNotes v4 uses Obsidian's Bases core plugin for its main views. For setup instructions, see [Core Concepts](../core-concepts.md#bases-integration).
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TaskNotes v4 uses Obsidian's Bases core plugin for its main views. For setup ins
 
 View command settings map TaskNotes commands and ribbon actions to specific `.base` files. This is useful when you maintain custom variants of the default views and want first-class command access to those files.
 
-Access these settings in **Settings → TaskNotes → General → View Commands**.
+Access these settings in **Settings → TaskNotes → General → Views & base files**.
 
 Default mappings:
 
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ Default mappings:
 
 Each command allows you to specify a custom `.base` file path and includes a reset button to restore the default path.
 
-**Create Default Files**: Button to generate all default `.base` files in the `TaskNotes/Views/` directory. Existing files are not overwritten.
+**Auto-create default files**: When enabled, TaskNotes creates missing default `.base` files automatically on startup.
+
+**Create files**: Button to generate all default `.base` files in the `TaskNotes/Views/` directory. Existing files are not overwritten.
 
 The generated Pomodoro statistics Base reads Pomodoro sessions from daily notes frontmatter. If your Pomodoro history is still stored in plugin data, migrate it from **Settings → TaskNotes → Features** before using that Base file.
 

docs/troubleshooting.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ When debugging, start with the smallest reproducible scenario: one affected task
 
 **Symptoms**: TaskNotes views show errors or don't display tasks
 
-First confirm Bases is enabled (`Settings -> Core Plugins -> Bases`), then restart Obsidian once. If views are still missing, verify `.base` files exist in `TaskNotes/Views/`. If needed, regenerate defaults from `Settings -> TaskNotes -> Integrations` (`Create default files`).
+First confirm Bases is enabled (`Settings -> Core Plugins -> Bases`), then restart Obsidian once. If views are still missing, verify `.base` files exist in `TaskNotes/Views/`. If needed, regenerate defaults from `Settings -> TaskNotes -> General -> Views & base files` (`Create files`).
 
 ### Commands Open Wrong Files
 

docs/views/agenda-view.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The Agenda view is a dedicated `.base` file that opens the calendar in list mode
 - Command: **Open Agenda View** (ribbon icon and command palette)
 - Configure the file path in **Settings → TaskNotes → General → View Commands**
 
-The file is created automatically the first time you run the command, and you can replace it with your own `.base` file if you maintain multiple agendas.
+TaskNotes creates missing default `.base` files automatically on startup when **Auto-create default files** is enabled. You can replace the command path with your own `.base` file if you maintain multiple agendas.
 
 ## Default Configuration
 

docs/views/task-list.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ If commands open empty or unexpected views, first confirm Bases is enabled and t
 
 ### View File Location
 
-When you use the "Open Tasks View" command or ribbon icon, TaskNotes opens the `.base` file configured under `Settings -> TaskNotes -> General` (`View Commands`) (initially `TaskNotes/Views/tasks-default.base`). The default file is created automatically the first time you use the command, and you can point the command to any other `.base` file if you maintain multiple task-list layouts.
+When you use the "Open Tasks View" command or ribbon icon, TaskNotes opens the `.base` file configured under `Settings -> TaskNotes -> General -> Views & base files` (initially `TaskNotes/Views/tasks-default.base`). TaskNotes creates missing default `.base` files automatically on startup when **Auto-create default files** is enabled, and you can point the command to any other `.base` file if you maintain multiple task-list layouts.
 
 ## Configuration