PDFs sorted into two different locations

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PDFs sorted into two different locations Fri Feb 20, 2026 4:38 am • by Corpaton
Hi all,

I’m experiencing a small localisation issue on my Mac using Swedish language settings.

The rule is very rudimentary:
monitor the Downloads folder and sort files into subfolders based on the “Kind” attribute.

However, PDFs are being sorted arbitrarily into either:
PDF Documents
or
PDF-dokument

The expected behaviour is that the PDF's are sorted into:
PDF dokument (Swedish, without a dash)

For context:
I recently upgraded to Hazel 6.1.2 and this behaviour existed prior to 6.1.2.

I’m hoping this may already be resolved in 6.1.2, but wanted to check whether this is a known localisation issue.

Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks!
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Re: PDFs sorted into two different locations Fri Feb 20, 2026 10:56 am • by Mr_Noodle
Have you checked the Kind of these files? Do they differ in Finder?
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Re: PDFs sorted into two different locations Wed Feb 25, 2026 2:30 pm • by Corpaton
"Kind of these files" - do you mean Information on the pdf file in Finder? It says 'PDF-dokument' in Finder for both pdf files, one pdf ends sorted in 'PDF-dokument' and the other in 'PDF document'.

Tried sorting again:
The folder PDF-dokument gets pdf (in American/British) coded with 'macOS Version 26.3 (bygge 25D125) Quartz PDFContext'
The folder PDF document gets pdf (in Swedish) coded with PDPreStamp v3.3.

Hope this helps...
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It might be best to use the extension instead of Kind in this case.
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Re: PDFs sorted into two different locations Fri Mar 06, 2026 11:53 am • by Corpaton
Seems to work better so far.

Trying to learn from the mistakes:
How is “Kind” attribute used?
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Re: PDFs sorted into two different locations Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:00 am • by Mr_Noodle
It is assigned by the operating system based on the apps that handle those files. The apps publish definitions of those files but if multiple apps claim them, you could end up with conflicts.
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