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I have 100s of PDF files nested three folders deep that I need to rename with the folder's name 2 levels up. How can I automate this? All help appreciated!

1/ All folder and file names are unpredictable (i.e., not sequentially or otherwise pattern named)
2/ There is 1 parent folder above all (see below)
3/ Folders are always 3 deep
4/ There are never files in intermediate folders
5/ There is only 1 file in each target folder

Folder name 00
--Folder name A1
----Folder name A2
------Folder name A3
--------File name nnn.pdf >> rename this "Folder name A1.pdf"
--Folder name B1
----Folder name B2
------Folder name B3
--------File name qqq.pdf >> rename this "Folder name B1.pdf"

You need to do a couple things:

- Read up on "subfolders" in the manual. You'll need to set up a rule to tell Hazel to go into subfolders.
- You'll need a SEPARATE rule to doing renaming. Look into "nested conditions". You can do a double-nested condition referring to the enclosing folder, which will get you to the folder two levels up. Within that nested condition you can set up a condition like "Name matches (• folder name)" where (• folder name) is a custom attribute you set up to match anything. You can then use that custom attribute in the Rename action.

Okay, so I have subfolders largely figured out, but what nested conditions can look two folder levels up and grab that folder's name ("Folder A1" in my example) to use in file renaming?

Have you tried something like"

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If (all) are met for (the enclosing folder)
    If (all) are met for (the enclosing folder)