Could not save rules

hey there,
i know this has come up before, but can you please outline the steps to follow to track down what the issue is here please?
it'll likely be due to a folder having been moved or removed.
the thing is, i have *loads* of monitored folders, so I'd prefer a way to find this without having to trawl through them all.
thanks heaps,
Jason

Under your home folder, check your Library/Application Support/Hazel folder and make sure you have write permissions to it.

Also, you can try checking the console logs. To do that, do the following:
- Launch Console
- Make sure your machine is selected in the left sidebar under Devices
- Enter Hazel into the search field and press return
- Click the message in the middle of the window to start streaming.
- Replicate the bug
- Send me the log messages that appear.

thank you, can confirm read / write access to hazel folder in library / application support.
here is the output of the console:

Code: Select all: default 08:30:04.339946+1300 runningboardd Acquiring assertion targeting [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] from originator [osservice<com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd>:374] with description <RBSAssertionDescriptor| "frontmost:24812" ID:407-374-222823 target:24812 attributes:[ <RBSDomainAttribute| domain:"com.apple.launchservicesd" name:"RoleUserInteractiveFocal" sourceEnvironment:"(null)"> ]> default 08:30:04.340023+1300 runningboardd Assertion 407-374-222823 (target:[app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]) will be created as active default 08:30:04.343385+1300 runningboardd Acquiring assertion targeting [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] from originator [osservice<com.apple.WindowServer(88)>:401] with description <RBSAssertionDescriptor| "FUSBFrontmostProcess" ID:407-401-222824 target:24812 attributes:[ <RBSDomainAttribute| domain:"com.apple.fuseboard" name:"Frontmost" sourceEnvironment:"(null)">, <RBSAcquisitionCompletionAttribute| policy:AfterApplication> ]> default 08:30:04.343468+1300 runningboardd Assertion 407-401-222824 (target:[app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]) will be created as active default 08:30:04.344340+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:04.344358+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed default 08:30:04.344991+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Set darwin role to: UserInteractiveFocal default 08:30:04.345264+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed default 08:30:04.345357+1300 runningboardd Calculated state for app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>: running-active (role: UserInteractiveFocal) default 08:30:04.345601+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring memory limit update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:04.345733+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:04.345768+1300 runningboardd Calculated state for app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>: running-active (role: UserInteractiveFocal) default 08:30:04.345763+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] has changes in inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-62631 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222693 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0> )} default 08:30:04.345824+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed default 08:30:04.346714+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed default 08:30:04.347343+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring memory limit update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:04.347537+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]: Sending inheritance changeset: <RBSInheritanceChangeSet| gained:{( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0> )} lost:{( )}> default 08:30:04.348052+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] has changes in inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-62631 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222693 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222824 0> )} default 08:30:04.354948+1300 Hazel Gained inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0> )} default 08:30:04.358521+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]: Sending inheritance changeset: <RBSInheritanceChangeSet| gained:{( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222824 0> )} lost:{( )}> default 08:30:04.359018+1300 Hazel Gained inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222824 0> )} default 08:30:04.359916+1300 runningboardd Acquiring assertion targeting [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] from originator [osservice<com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd>:374] with description <RBSAssertionDescriptor| "notification:24812" ID:407-374-222826 target:24812 attributes:[ <RBSDomainAttribute| domain:"com.apple.launchservicesd" name:"LSNotification" sourceEnvironment:"(null)"> ]> default 08:30:04.359967+1300 runningboardd Assertion 407-374-222826 (target:[app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]) will be created as active default 08:30:04.359680+1300 gamepolicyd Received state update for 24812 (app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>, running-active-NotVisible default 08:30:04.360290+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:04.360279+1300 runningboardd Calculated state for app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>: running-active (role: UserInteractiveFocal) default 08:30:04.360433+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed default 08:30:04.360615+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed default 08:30:04.360805+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring memory limit update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:04.360951+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] has changes in inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-62631 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222693 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222824 0> )} default 08:30:04.361789+1300 gamepolicyd Received state update for 24812 (app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>, running-active-NotVisible default 08:30:04.436474+1300 kernel Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-data /Applications/Hazel.app default 08:30:04.437834+1300 kernel Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-data /Applications/Hazel.app/Contents default 08:30:04.438122+1300 kernel Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-data /Applications/Hazel.app/Contents/Info.plist default 08:30:04.440589+1300 kernel Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-data /Applications/Hazel.app default 08:30:04.442027+1300 kernel Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-data /Applications/Hazel.app/Contents/MacOS/Hazel default 08:30:04.442718+1300 kernel 1 duplicate report for Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-data /Applications/Hazel.app/Contents/MacOS/Hazel default 08:30:04.442749+1300 kernel Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-xattr /Applications/Hazel.app/Contents/MacOS/Hazel default 08:30:04.524523+1300 kernel Sandbox: ContextStoreAgent(77101) allow file-read-data /Applications/Hazel.app/Contents/Info.plist default 08:30:05.554398+1300 Hazel order window: 279f op: 1 relative: 0 related: 0 default 08:30:05.554805+1300 Hazel order window: 279f op: 1 relative: 0 related: 0 default 08:30:06.960774+1300 Hazel window NSPopupMenuWindow 279f finishing close default 08:30:06.961397+1300 Hazel order window: 279f op: 0 relative: 0 related: 0 default 08:30:07.093381+1300 Hazel Received error when reading in ruleset. Not writing out to disk: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “16777234-48524202.hazelrules” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/jasonkoning/Library/Application Support/Hazel/16777234-48524202.hazelrules, NSUnderlyingError=0x60000acc3840 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} default 08:30:07.093488+1300 Hazel Received error when reading in ruleset. Not writing out to disk: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “16777233-287130.hazelrules” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/jasonkoning/Library/Application Support/Hazel/16777233-287130.hazelrules, NSUnderlyingError=0x600003108750 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} default 08:30:07.093568+1300 Hazel Received error when reading in ruleset. Not writing out to disk: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “16777234-45044588.hazelrules” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/jasonkoning/Library/Application Support/Hazel/16777234-45044588.hazelrules, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000032ac570 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} default 08:30:07.119501+1300 Hazel order window front conditionally: f96 related: 0 default 08:30:07.120073+1300 Hazel parent NSWindow 0x14a910b40 (f96) remove _NSAlertPanel 0x2916e19b0 (27a0) from group default 08:30:07.120145+1300 Hazel parent NSWindow 0x14a910b40 (f96) add _NSAlertPanel 0x2916e19b0 (27a0) to group default 08:30:07.124655+1300 Hazel order window: 27a0 op: 1 relative: f96 related: 0 default 08:30:07.394038+1300 Hazel parent NSWindow 0x14a910b40 (f96) remove _NSAlertPanel 0x2916e19b0 (27a0) from group default 08:30:07.394268+1300 Hazel parent NSWindow 0x14a910b40 (f96) add _NSAlertPanel 0x2916e19b0 (27a0) to group default 08:30:07.394536+1300 Hazel order window: 27a0 op: 1 relative: f96 related: 0 default 08:30:08.575123+1300 Hazel order window front conditionally: f96 related: 0 default 08:30:08.838781+1300 Hazel parent NSWindow 0x14a910b40 (f96) remove _NSAlertPanel 0x2916e19b0 (27a0) from group default 08:30:08.843833+1300 Hazel order window: 27a0 op: 0 relative: 0 related: 0 default 08:30:08.850102+1300 Hazel order window: 27a0 op: 0 relative: 0 related: 0 default 08:30:08.850214+1300 Hazel order window: 27a0 op: 0 relative: 0 related: 0 default 08:30:10.523993+1300 runningboardd Assertion did invalidate due to timeout: 407-374-222826 (target:[app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]) default 08:30:10.749805+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] has changes in inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-62631 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222693 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222824 0> )} default 08:30:10.750072+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:10.750133+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed default 08:30:10.750262+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed default 08:30:10.750461+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring memory limit update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:10.750571+1300 runningboardd Calculated state for app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>: running-active (role: UserInteractiveFocal) default 08:30:10.765943+1300 gamepolicyd Received state update for 24812 (app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>, running-active-NotVisible default 08:30:13.026124+1300 runningboardd Invalidating assertion 407-374-222823 (target:[app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]) from originator [osservice<com.apple.coreservices.launchservicesd>:374] default 08:30:13.058676+1300 runningboardd Invalidating assertion 407-401-222824 (target:[app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]) from originator [osservice<com.apple.WindowServer(88)>:401] default 08:30:13.151973+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring jetsam update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:13.151987+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring suspend because this process is not lifecycle managed default 08:30:13.152097+1300 runningboardd Calculated state for app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>: running-active (role: UserInteractiveNonFocal) default 08:30:13.152159+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Set darwin role to: UserInteractiveNonFocal default 08:30:13.152209+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring GPU update because this process is not GPU managed default 08:30:13.152245+1300 runningboardd [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] Ignoring memory limit update because this process is not memory-managed default 08:30:13.152390+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812] has changes in inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-62631 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222693 0> )} default 08:30:13.152806+1300 runningboardd Process: [app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>:24812]: Sending inheritance changeset: <RBSInheritanceChangeSet| gained:{( )} lost:{( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222824 0> )}> default 08:30:13.153105+1300 Hazel Lost inheritances: {( <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.launchservices.userfacing origID:407-374-222823 0>, <RBSInheritance| environment:(none) name:com.apple.frontboard.visibility origID:407-401-222824 0> )} default 08:30:13.158121+1300 gamepolicyd Received state update for 24812 (app<application.com.noodlesoft.Hazel.114765763.114765769(501)>, running-active-NotVisible

i'm guessing it's something to do with "Received error when reading in ruleset" of lost inheritances(?) whatever that is...

It seems some of your rules files are missing? Have you made any changes to your system or Hazel recently?