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The following combination of rules is working for „rename by subfolder-name“.
Is it possible to rename only by sub-subfolder-name?


Create a rule and give it name “Watch Subfolders”.
(found here: https://beebom.com/how-use-hazel-rules/)

1. rule
Set the condition to: Kind – is – Folder
Set the action to: Run rules on folder contents
Put that rule at the top.

2. rule (by Mr-Noodle)
If (all) are met
If extension is mkv
If (all) are met for (the enclosing folder)
Name matches (•folder name)
Do
Rename (•folder name)(extension)

thx Speedy

I'm not sure if I follow. Can you give me an example of a file going through your workflow?

Hi Mr_Noodle,

here my exampel:

I want to ren files by moving them to the "Sub-Subfolder"

"Root"-Folder\Subfolder_A\Sub-Subfolder_1 ...9

"Root"-Folder\Subfolder_B\Sub-Subfolder_1 ...9

"Root"-Folder\Subfolder_X\Sub-Subfolder_1 ...9

The "Subfolder_A ...X " stands for different organisation units in my office.
The "Sub-Subfolder_1 ...9" stands for different kinds of documents.

The ren follows the same conditions. So only one rule in "Root"-Folder" would manage all the "Sub-Subfolder_1 ...9" and it would not be nescessary to add a lot of folders to HAZEL.

I hope you could understand my bad english.

How do you determine which folder any particular file goes into?

I use manually drag and drop.

It's the intention to rename the files always in the same way. I use it for files wich could not be recognized by other rules.


Perhaps I found a way, I am testing “Subfolder depth” with “Subfolder depth is 2”

Which folder are you dropping them into? At some point, I'm guessing you want Hazel to automatically do something but I'm not clear on what part that is at this point.

I am dropping files, no folders, in "sub-subfolder" and the the file is renamed by the sub-subfolder name.
But it should only work for this folder level!

A lot of documents I received are too variable for rules. So I want to drop the files in sub-subfolder.

For example:
One group of "sub-subfolders" are named by companies.
Second group, kind of documents (invoice, contract etc.)
Third group employees ...

Using sub-folder depth should work. Note that files/folders at the top level are at depth 0.

It works, but the renamed file will be renamed continiously again and again ...

Normally a rule stops after the work is done.
Is it differnt in this combination of conditions?
Is it possible to avoid this?

How do your rules look now?

1. rule:

"Go into subfolders"
If all Conditions
Kind is Folder

Do the following to the matched file or folder


2. rule:

If all Conditions ...
Kind is PDF
Subfolder Depth is 2

If all of the following conditions are met for its enclosing folder
Name matches ∙subfolder name

Do the following to the matched file or folder:
Rename with pattern: date created+++∙subfolder name




Is there an easier way to copy rules instead of typing them?

You can post screenshots.

As for your PDF rule, if you only want this to happen when the file is first added, then add a condition like "Date added is after date last matched". That should make it so it only happens once.