How best to archive then copy and then move a folder?

[dealtek]

Hi all,

Currently I have a simple Hazel rule that :


- checks if kind is folder
- if so - archive
- move to another folder

- this works well. What I wanted to add is away to copy the archive to another destination *before* it does the move step.

- so far I have tried putting a simple copy to other folder step before the move but it does not work.

- then I tried a 2 rule attempt

rule 1 - archive and copy and "continue matching rules"
rule 2 - kind is archive - then move to Second folder

- however this is now producing an error = could not retrieve metadata for xxx folder

Q: what is the best way to set this up so that I can copy the archive before it gets finally moved?

[Mr_Noodle]

Any actions in a rule that appears after a copy will apply to the copy. Try doing a move first then a copy instead.

[dealtek]

Any actions in a rule that appears after a copy will apply to the copy. Try doing a move first then a copy instead.

Thanks - I will give it a try