Hazel will not start

I have Hazel version 3.0.1 (build 771).

I do not know how long this problem has persisted, but I checked on Hazel when I saw my Trash folder was not being cleared as I had setup Hazel to do. I went to the configuration settings and noticed Hazel was stopped. I clicked the Start button, but the status still said stopped, so I checked the logs. Here is a snippet of the log that just keeps repeating over and over:

2012-03-27 07:34:48.921 (null)[0] Could not create file alias for path AAAAAAE8AAIAAQxNYWNpbnRvc2ggSEQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADHFwfISCsAAAAIBQQHRmlyZWZveAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmUWMewxXkAAAAAAAAAAP////8AAAkgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA2JvYgAAEAAIAADHF04YAAAAEQAIAADHsQvJAAAAAQAIAAgFBAAAkY0AAgAeTWFjaW50b3NoIEhEOlVzZXJzOmJvYjpGaXJlZm94AA4AEAAHAEYAaQByAGUAZgBvAHgADwAaAAwATQBhAGMAaQBuAHQAbwBzAGgAIABIAEQAEgARVXNlcnMvYm9iL0ZpcmVmb3gAABMAAS8AABUAAgAK//8AAA==. Error creating bookmark data: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file couldn’t be opened because it doesn’t exist." UserInfo=0x100611320 {}
2012-03-27 07:34:50.922 hazelworker[23277] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:34:50.923 hazelworker[23277] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:34:51.191 hazelworker[23277] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:34:51.193 hazelworker[23277] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:34:51.193 hazelworker[23277] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:34:51.193 hazelworker[23277] [METRICS] Could not get scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:34:51.198 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/Downloads did not check in.
2012-03-27 07:35:29.751 (null)[0] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:29.751 hazelworker[23278] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:29.761 hazelworker[23278] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:29.761 hazelworker[23278] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:31.510 hazelworker[23278] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:31.510 hazelworker[23278] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:31.578 hazelworker[23278] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:31.578 hazelworker[23278] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:31.579 hazelworker[23278] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:31.579 hazelworker[23278] [METRICS] Could not get scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:31.582 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/.Trash did not check in.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.107 (null)[0] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.107 hazelworker[23280] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.114 hazelworker[23280] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.114 hazelworker[23280] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.191 hazelworker[23280] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.191 hazelworker[23280] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.227 hazelworker[23280] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.227 hazelworker[23280] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:36.231 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/.Trash did not check in.
2012-03-27 07:35:41.911 (null)[0] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:41.911 hazelworker[23282] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:41.917 hazelworker[23282] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:41.917 hazelworker[23282] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:41.989 hazelworker[23282] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:41.990 hazelworker[23282] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:42.033 hazelworker[23282] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:42.033 hazelworker[23282] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:42.034 hazelworker[23282] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:42.034 hazelworker[23282] [METRICS] Could not get scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:42.037 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/.Trash did not check in.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.523 (null)[0] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.523 hazelworker[23284] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.529 hazelworker[23284] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.530 hazelworker[23284] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.608 hazelworker[23284] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.608 hazelworker[23284] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.644 hazelworker[23284] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.644 hazelworker[23284] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:47.656 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/.Trash did not check in.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.182 (null)[0] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.182 hazelworker[23286] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.190 hazelworker[23286] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.190 hazelworker[23286] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.277 hazelworker[23286] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.277 hazelworker[23286] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.322 hazelworker[23286] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.322 hazelworker[23286] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.324 hazelworker[23286] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.324 hazelworker[23286] [METRICS] Could not get scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:35:56.328 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/.Trash did not check in.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.515 (null)[0] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.515 hazelworker[23288] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.520 hazelworker[23288] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.520 hazelworker[23288] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.601 hazelworker[23288] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.601 hazelworker[23288] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.636 hazelworker[23288] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.637 hazelworker[23288] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:36:01.641 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/.Trash did not check in.
2012-03-27 07:37:11.955 (null)[0] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:37:11.955 hazelworker[23294] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:37:11.964 hazelworker[23294] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:37:11.964 hazelworker[23294] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:37:13.735 hazelworker[23294] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:37:13.735 hazelworker[23294] Could not do initial check in with scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:37:13.784 hazelworker[23294] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2012-03-27 07:37:13.784 hazelworker[23294] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2012-03-27 07:37:13.818 HazelHelper[22732] Watcher process for folder /Users/bob/.Trash did not check in.

Try logging out and back in.

I receive the same error and I have logged out and in but the messages keep coming:

Code: Select all: 2012-12-28 11:31:20.556 hazelworker[18095] Processing folder Downloads (forced) 2012-12-28 11:31:22.582 hazelworker[18095] Done processing folder Downloads 2012-12-28 11:33:24.705 HazelHelper[17956] Attempted to run watcher on undeployed folder: /Users/Peter/.Trash. 2012-12-28 11:34:12.729 hazelworker[18156] Could not create file alias for path AAAAAAFQAAIAAQ5UYW5qYSBlbiBQZXRlcgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADEpy6SSCsAAAAM0MkJRG93bmxvYWRzAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABD/qMUqt8wAAAAAAAAAAP////8AAAkgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABVBldGVyAAAQAAgAAMSnEnIAAAARAAgAAMUqqbwAAAABAAgADNDJAAoMGQACACRUYW5qYSBlbiBQZXRlcjpVc2VyczpQZXRlcjpEb3dubG9hZHMADgAUAAkARABvAHcAbgBsAG8AYQBkAHMADwAeAA4AVABhAG4AagBhACAAZQBuACAAUABlAHQAZQByABIAFVVzZXJzL1BldGVyL0Rvd25sb2FkcwAAEwABLwAAFQACAAz//wAA. Error creating bookmark data: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file couldn’t be opened because it doesn’t exist." UserInfo=0x101846f70 {} 2012-12-28 11:34:12.765 hazelworker[18156] Processing folder Downloads 2012-12-28 11:34:14.798 hazelworker[18156] Done processing folder Downloads

The folder is not processed; I created some duplicate files here using the finder.

So I tried for another, different, user on my Mac, and Hazel seems to work flawlessly.

Any suggestions?

-> Hazel version 3.0.16 downloaded from your site.
-> Mac OS 10.7.5.

Try re-adding the folder to Hazel. Remember to export your rules before deleting the folder from Hazel so you can reimport them after you add them back.

I have the same problem. Hazel does not process and simply refuses to start.

I removed and added the folder, logged out and back in, and even restarted my machine. Nothing helped.

Here is the log:

014-01-22 10:25:33.247 hazelworker[860] Processing folder Current
2014-01-22 10:25:35.333 hazelworker[860] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2014-01-22 10:25:35.333 hazelworker[860] Could not get file events from scheduler.
2014-01-22 10:25:35.334 hazelworker[860] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2014-01-22 10:25:35.334 hazelworker[860] Hazel stopped. Aborting run.
2014-01-22 10:25:35.334 hazelworker[860] [METRICS] Could not get connection to scheduler to update metrics.
2014-01-22 10:25:35.334 hazelworker[860] [METRICS] Could not get scheduler to update metrics.
2014-01-22 10:25:35.334 hazelworker[860] Done processing folder Current
2014-01-22 10:25:35.337 HazelHelper[701] Worker process for folder /Users/yyy/Current did not check in.

Any help on this would be appreciated.

Do you have two copies of HazelHelper running? If so, you need to track down the extra copy of Hazel that is installed. Check Library/PreferencePanes both at the top level and in your home folder.

Yes, that was exactly the problem. Removed one copy and started working like a charm.

Thank you for the prompt reply.

Mr_Noodle wrote:Do you have two copies of HazelHelper running? If so, you need to track down the extra copy of Hazel that is installed. Check Library/PreferencePanes both at the top level and in your home folder.

Which one should we keep? I have two:

Hazel (1063).prefPane
Hazel.prefPane

Where are they located? In general, I'd remove any version with a number in the name.