Having trouble with - continue matching rules

[dealtek]

Hi all,

rule 1:

Kind is archive
do
Ignore
Continue matching rules


rule 2:

Date modified is not in the last 90 days
-- some other criteria nothing to do with zips
Do:
move to folder 2

Problem: the zip archives are getting moved to folder to anyway.

Question: is there a better way to set this up (continue matching rules) so that the zip archives stay in the first folder?

[Mr_Noodle]

It doesn't make sense to use Ignore and Continue in the same action. Get rid of the Continue there.

[dealtek]

Thanks for your help.

So I removed the "Continue matching rules" from the first ignore rule. But the .zips end up getting moved to folder2. I would like them to stay in folder 1

Now rule 1 is:

Kind is archive
do
Ignore
------
also tried

name ends with .zip
do
ignore


My exact rule2 is:

rule 2:

Date modified is not in the last 90 days
name does not start with - (dash) --- (zips do not start with dash)
Do:
move to folder 2

My goal is to not move any .zips to folder2.

Most likely I am missing something....

Q: How do I keep the .zips from moving to folder 2?

UPDATE: I tried the same rule set on a local drive - and it did work as expected. So the problem seems to be something on the large external drive. But it also has a large time machine backup so I have been told things like disk warrior or disk utility would take forever. Should I try? Or maybe I should try redoing spotlight? Any Suggestions?

[Robert]

Why don’t you add „kind is not archive“ or „extension is not .zip“ to the second rule and delete the whole first rule?

[Mr_Noodle]

That would seem to indicate Spotlight on that drive is not working, thus affecting the "Kind" categorization. If you want to filter on extension, then use "extension" or "full name", not "name".

[dealtek]

Why don’t you add „kind is not archive“ or „extension is not .zip“ to the second rule and delete the whole first rule?

Hi Robert....

because part of the rule is match ALL and
name does not start with - (dash) --- (zips do not start with dash)

so all criteria won't be met correctly

[dealtek]

That would seem to indicate Spotlight on that drive is not working, thus affecting the "Kind" categorization. If you want to filter on extension, then use "extension" or "full name", not "name".

Ok thanks - good Idea I will try that.

[dealtek]

That would seem to indicate Spotlight on that drive is not working, thus affecting the "Kind" categorization. If you want to filter on extension, then use "extension" or "full name", not "name".

Hi - I just tried "extension" rather than kind and that works perfectly!!!
THANKS!