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Hazel 5 update... where are my rules?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:43 pm
by tcgass
Just updated to version 5 and had problems with black background in the user interface. I've noticed that both versions 4 and 5 were running, so I deinstalled version 4 from the system preferences pane - but now all of my rules have gone... Anything I can do here? I really need these rules running... :cry:

Re: Hazel 5 update... where are my rules?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:57 pm
by dickiedyce
+1 to OP

I opened the app, all the rules were there ...so then I removed v4.0... and the rules were gone. :shock:

What I should have done was export the rules from 5, remove 4, and then reimport the rules to 5. :oops:

But I didn't.

I have the plist and db files in the trash. What do I do with them to extract the old rules?

Re: Hazel 5 update... where are my rules?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 5:49 pm
by Mr_Noodle
How did you remove? Did you click the Uninstall button? If so, then yes, that would have nuked everything.

If you have the files in backups or trash, follow this guide to restore: https://www.noodlesoft.com/kb/restoring ... m-backups/