Tag all folders and sub folders orange

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Tag all folders and sub folders orange Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:27 am • by craigdpenn
I'm trying to tag every folder within the monitored folder orange.

The folder hierarchy is
Monitored Folder
-- Folder A
---- A.txt
---- Sub Folder B
-------- B.txt

I have 2 Rules.
1: Run rules on folder contents
if any
kind is folder
Run rules on folder contents

2: Tag All folders Orange
if any
kind is folder
Add tags Orange

These rules do not tag anything.

I have read the going into subfolders help page and watched numerous youtube videos but I am still at a loss to figure out this seemingly simple task. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
craigdpenn
 
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Re: Tag all folders and sub folders orange Mon Nov 12, 2018 12:44 pm • by Mr_Noodle
Check the rule status UI. It should show that all folders match the first rule. You'll need to reorder your rules to get the effect you want.
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Re: Tag all folders and sub folders orange Tue Nov 13, 2018 3:22 am • by craigdpenn
Thanks very much, Mr Noodle. I ended up with these rules that work.

The folder hierarchy is
Monitored Folder
-- Folder A
---- A.txt
---- Sub Folder B
-------- B.txt

1: Tag All folders Orange
if any
kind is folder
Add tags Orange
Continue matching rules

2: Run rules on folder contents
if any
kind is folder
Run rules on folder contents
craigdpenn
 
Posts: 6
Joined: Thu Apr 06, 2017 2:31 pm


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