Automation Challenges with Hazel for Organizing Photos

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been using Hazel to automate my photo organization on macOS, but I’m encountering a specific issue. I want Hazel to move photos from my Downloads folder to a designated "Organized Photos" folder based on the date they were taken. However, I’m having trouble setting up the correct rules. My current setup isn’t capturing the metadata properly, and some photos are being skipped. Can anyone provide guidance on creating effective rules for this? Additionally, tips for troubleshooting the metadata extraction would be greatly appreciated!
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Can you post an image of your rule? Note that you can't post images directly here. Use your own sharing/cloud service, if you have one, or you can use imgur.com to host them.
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