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Copy to Dropbox automatically

PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:49 am
by Musicmind
Hi
New to Hazel. Sorry!

I do a lot of music (lead sheets, arrangements ...) for 3 choir and some bands. My workflow is like this:

I write the arrangement in Dorico or Sibelius, and then print a PDF - SongTitlePdf - to a folder. This folder, named SongTitle, is on my local drive. Now I need to create a copy of this PDF to a folder on Dropbox named SongTitle, so all the singers/musicians can downloade the music.
I dream of this workflow: From Dorico or Sibelius I print a PDF to a folder, and the minute this PDF is in the folder, the automation starts, copying the file to a certain directory in DropBox, in the folder with the same name (SongTitle) - creating the folder if it's not there, overwriting any old files with the same name, without asking.

I was told in the Automator forum, that Hazel can do that.

Can anyone point me in direction to where I can read/learn about this process?

Any help much appreciated!

Regards Musicmind

Re: Copy to Dropbox automatically

PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:11 pm
by Mr_Noodle
You can use the Copy and Sort into subfolder actions to do what you want. Check out the manual if you need more details on them.

Re: Copy to Dropbox automatically

PostPosted: Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:05 am
by Musicmind
Hi

Do you know where I can hire someone who can create a rule for me?

Re: Copy to Dropbox automatically

PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:02 am
by Mr_Noodle
You can try posting here. Where are you getting stuck exactly?