Edits to 'Move to folder' rule not saving or sticking.

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Looking for some advice.
I had a HUGE aperture library. I exported each and every project to iPhoto. This left me with:
A long list of folders named per my project names and appended with .approject.
I have 1Problem.approject through about 200Problems.approject

I wish to extract all the photos from 1Problem.approject's multiple nests and general folder destruction, move them to a folder inside 1Problem.approject called '1Problem DeNested'. This is so I can manage photos manually (like i should have done years ago) instead of relying on an application.

I can do the first part very easily with Hazel. I tell hazel 'Kind is folder. Run rules on folder contents'. then 'find anything containing 'JPG' or 'NEF'.
It finds all my photos and puts them where i specify. In this case, a new folder called '1Problem DeNested'.

Here's the rub. I wrote the rule for the first folder. When I copy the rule, obviously, the original destination folder is in the 'new' folder's rule list. I drag the rule to '2Problem.approject' but the destination folder is still '1Problem DeNested'. No problem.
I change that folder location so the photos will go to the proper place. '2Problem DeNested'.
I hit run rules. The rules error out, and hazel is still trying to move the photos to '1Problem DeNested'. Seems like no matter how many times I edit the line, delete the line, or re-create the rule, something is always resetting the rule to point to that original rules folder location.
Ideas?
tekbench
 
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Is this happening for other rules or just this one? If just this one, can you export it and email it in to support?
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Mr_Noodle wrote:Is this happening for other rules or just this one? If just this one, can you export it and email it in to support?

It appears it's only happening with this rule. I'll be honest, I'm not sure how i'd repro this in a second rule. I can give it a shot and see what happens.
In the meantime I'll export and send it in. Sorry for the late reply. Been trying to detox from the ol' computer a bit.
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