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

PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 12:37 pm
by 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?

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

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 10:28 am
by 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.

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

PostPosted: Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:48 pm
by dealtek
Mr_Noodle wrote: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