Issue with Hazel Automating PDF Backups

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Issue with Hazel Automating PDF Backups Fri Jun 12, 2026 3:26 am • by Runioni
Hello everyone,

I’m trying to set up Hazel to automatically back up all PDF files from a specific folder to an external drive whenever I add or modify files. I created a rule with the following conditions:

If the file is a PDF
And it’s added or modified in the source folder
Then move it to the backup folder
However, some PDFs aren’t being backed up, and occasionally non-PDF files are moved instead.

Has anyone encountered this issue? Any suggestions on how to fix it would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!
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Re: Issue with Hazel Automating PDF Backups Fri Jun 12, 2026 9:03 am • by Mr_Noodle
Try the troubleshooting guide here: https://www.noodlesoft.com/kb/hazel-tro ... ing-guide/

Report back with the results from that.
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