Moving Hazel 5 from Old to New Computer

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Moving Hazel 5 from Old to New Computer Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:00 pm • by dealtek
Hi,

I backed up my old computer (Catalina) with CCC and now want to setup hazel on the new computer (monterey).

First I tried export ALL rules on old computer then import on new hazel but did not see IMPORT ALL? and nothing about setting up folders?

Next - I tried to copy the files and folders as described here - but the new hazel did not show them.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13625&p=33979&hilit=import+rules#p33979

So, assuming the new computer has the same file scructure as the old...

Q: What is the best way to easily setup the new computer Hazel to import all the old folders and rules?

Thanks Dave
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Re: Moving Hazel 5 from Old to New Computer Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:41 am • by Mr_Noodle
When you export rules, it does not export the folder it came from. This allows you to import the rules into a folder of your choice. So, when doing that, you need to re-create your folder list.

Did you reboot after restoring those files?
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