Select smallest file from 2 files with same file name...

by **hollyberrydc** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:17 am

I am a digital scrapbooker and Hazel has been a great tool for me to manage all the digital files I purchase and download. One task I am still doing manually relates to files that I typically get that have the same file name but either the PSD or TIF extension. Since my software can read either type, I want to identify the smaller file and move it to the appropriate folder. (it would be a plus if Hazel could either trash the rest of the folder or label the folder so that I know it has been processed and has files that can be deleted).

Any suggestions for how to accomplish this?

Thank you in advance!

Holly

by **Mr_Noodle** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:57 pm

At the moment, there's no good way of doing this without resorting to a script.

by **hollyberrydc** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:14 pm

Thanks for the response.... would it be a very challenging script? :-)

I would love to automate this, but admit my script skills are limited to cutting and pasting with a wee little bit of tailoring :-)

Holly

by **Mr_Noodle** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:20 pm

It might be a bit challenging if you don't have much experience with scripting. Maybe someone else here can help you out or you could also try lurking around some AppleScript forums.

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