maybe I'm an idiot but....

I am in the process of trying out this neat app.
I have spent the last several hours trying to figure out .....a simple task......
I use speed download for ALL downloads.
I have all downloads go into my downloads folder.
once a complete set of RAR files finish downloading...
I want Hazel to
Open RAR files and extract...
then delete the RAR files...
then move the file to a different folder....

Does it matter what unRAR program I use or have installed?
What if it is password protected?

I can't wrap my head around how to set this up....?
I am a recent switcher from the windoze world (6 months ago).
I may be making this process harder than it really is!!
Any help would be great.

The built-in Unarchive action will unpack RAR files, including multipart. The problem is that for multipart RARs, Hazel can't know when they are all downloaded. As a result you need to either configure the downloading program to only moves file into the folder after all the parts are done or add a delay to the rule to not process them until some time later. An example of the latter is something like in Transmission, where you can have a separate spot for incomplete downloads. Only when the full torrent is done will the results be move to the final place.

But it will keep trying until all of the parts have downloaded?
I use speed download to download things and I don't think it has the delay type thing that you mention.

It will keep trying (and failing). It is resource intensive though so you may notice a lot of disk activity while it keeps doing this.

The delay is something you can add in Hazel. You can add a condition like:

If date modified is not in the last 30 minutes ...

which would mean that the rule would match the file hasn't been modified in the last half hour. Not ideal but you can tweak the time as necessary.

Mr_Noodle wrote:… rule would match the file hasn't …

Missing "if" between "match" and "the"?

OK....
I understand the concept that you are explaining
But when I go into hazel to add what you say.... I don't see where I can add this 30 or even 10 min delay.....?
What am I missing....
sorry :cry:

In your rule to unarchive RAR files, add an extra condition. Right now you should have something like:

If extension is rar, then Unarchive file

You would add an extra condition so it would be like:

If extension is rar and date added is not in the last 30 minutes, then Unarchive file

Just add an extra condition in the rule interface by clicking the plus sign at the end of the line.

Thank you I will give this a go.