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Hello everyone,
maybe there is someone who can help me with the following.

I'm experiencing two problems, but I think they may be connected so here I am.

I have a Hazel rule that matches the content of a PDF and does two actions:
It renames it based on the content, and moves it into a OneDrive-Folder. The renaming works without further problems (despite being relatively slow), but the file doesn't get moved.
The "Preview Rule"-button shows all green (as indicated by the renaming taking part).

This seems to be the part of the logs that shows the problem:

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2024-03-13 09:08:59.483 hazelworker[7927] [File Event] File renamed: /Users/schoem/Downloads/925-2306917.pdf renamed to /Users/schoem/Downloads/2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446.pdf.
2024-03-13 09:09:29.126 86Z3GCJ4MF.com.noodlesoft.HazelHelper[746] Worker process for folder /Users/schoem/Downloads did not check in.

(See also the time difference between those two actions. There is nothing between those entries.

This is the first problem. Related to it, and even more problematic, is, that since the installation of Hazel my Computer takes a really long time to boot up. I unlock FileVault with my login password, and then the computer stalls relatively long until boot up. In the system logs there is nothing written down for minutes (sometimes hours), it feels like the longer the computer was turned off, the longer the boot process takes. If it was just over night, it takes about two minutes, if it was a few days off the boot up takes something like two to three hours.

I did several clean installs (without using any kind of backup), and I can reproduce this issue. Last time I didn't install hazel for two weeks without any problems, and as soon as I installed and opened it the first time the problem started again. I think those problems are related, as I don't have those problems on my other computer.

I'd love to get some help, and can provide you with other logs if needed.

Best
Morgan

Hazel doesn't get started until after you log in so it shouldn't affect the boot process.

The log error indicates that somehow the folder in Hazel is disconnected from the actual folder. Try the following process:
- Export the rules for that folder
- Remove the folder from Hazel
- Add the folder back into Hazel
- Import your rules back in and re-enable.

Thank you for your reply. I did the steps above, the result looks similar

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2024-03-13 14:57:02.712 hazelworker[33345] 925-2306917.pdf: Rule File Bechtle Angebote matched.
2024-03-13 14:57:02.713 hazelworker[33345] [File Event] File renamed: /Users/schoem/Downloads/925-2306917.pdf renamed to /Users/schoem/Downloads/2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446.pdf.
2024-03-13 14:57:34.932 86Z3GCJ4MF.com.noodlesoft.HazelHelper[746] Worker process for folder /Users/schoem/Downloads did not check in.
2024-03-13 14:57:36.107 hazelworker[33376] Running worker (v5.3.2) for folder with identifier: 16777232-29528.
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###Arch: arm64
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###main load address: 0x104830000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###Hazel Core load address: 0x104e44000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###Noodle load address: 0x105134000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###CK load address: 0x104d38000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.146 hazelworker[33376] Processing folder Downloads


Also, the Hazel process seems to pick up the file multiple times. The rename took place three times, but the file didn't get moved. I'v added a few more logs, in case that helps.

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2024-03-13 14:56:26.430 86Z3GCJ4MF.com.noodlesoft.HazelHelper[746] Attempted to run worker on undeployed folder: /Users/schoem/Downloads.
2024-03-13 14:56:58.519 hazelworker[33345] Running worker (v5.3.2) for folder with identifier: 16777232-29528.
2024-03-13 14:56:58.521 hazelworker[33345] ###Arch: arm64
2024-03-13 14:56:58.521 hazelworker[33345] ###main load address: 0x10476c000
2024-03-13 14:56:58.521 hazelworker[33345] ###Hazel Core load address: 0x104d80000
2024-03-13 14:56:58.521 hazelworker[33345] ###Noodle load address: 0x105070000
2024-03-13 14:56:58.521 hazelworker[33345] ###CK load address: 0x104c74000
2024-03-13 14:56:58.543 hazelworker[33345] Processing folder Downloads
2024-03-13 14:57:01.372 hazelworker[33345] File type not supported: {(
    "com.apple.localizable-name-bundle",
    "com.apple.application-bundle",
    "public.directory",
    "public.executable",
    "public.item",
    "com.apple.application",
    "com.apple.package",
    "com.apple.bundle"
)}
2024-03-13 14:57:02.405 hazelworker[33345] Microsoft_AutoUpdate_4.68.24021416_Updater_2024-03-12_2024-03-13.pkg: Rule Rename Packages matched.
2024-03-13 14:57:02.406 hazelworker[33345] [File Event] File renamed: /Users/schoem/Downloads/Microsoft_AutoUpdate_4.68.24021416_Updater_2024-03-12_2024-03-13.pkg renamed to /Users/schoem/Downloads/Microsoft_AutoUpdate_4.68.24021416_Updater_2024-03-12_2024-03-13_2024-03-13.pkg.
2024-03-13 14:57:02.712 hazelworker[33345] 925-2306917.pdf: Rule File Bechtle Angebote matched.
2024-03-13 14:57:02.713 hazelworker[33345] [File Event] File renamed: /Users/schoem/Downloads/925-2306917.pdf renamed to /Users/schoem/Downloads/2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446.pdf.
2024-03-13 14:57:34.932 86Z3GCJ4MF.com.noodlesoft.HazelHelper[746] Worker process for folder /Users/schoem/Downloads did not check in.
2024-03-13 14:57:36.107 hazelworker[33376] Running worker (v5.3.2) for folder with identifier: 16777232-29528.
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###Arch: arm64
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###main load address: 0x104830000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###Hazel Core load address: 0x104e44000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###Noodle load address: 0x105134000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.109 hazelworker[33376] ###CK load address: 0x104d38000
2024-03-13 14:57:36.146 hazelworker[33376] Processing folder Downloads
2024-03-13 14:57:39.016 hazelworker[33376] 2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446.pdf: Rule File Bechtle Angebote matched.
2024-03-13 14:57:39.017 hazelworker[33376] [File Event] File renamed: /Users/schoem/Downloads/2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446.pdf renamed to /Users/schoem/Downloads/2024-02-26-2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446-4500008446.pdf.
2024-03-13 14:58:07.447 86Z3GCJ4MF.com.noodlesoft.HazelHelper[746] Worker process for folder /Users/schoem/Downloads did not check in.
2024-03-13 15:00:10.592 hazelworker[33458] Running worker (v5.3.2) for folder with identifier: 16777232-29528.
2024-03-13 15:00:10.594 hazelworker[33458] ###Arch: arm64
2024-03-13 15:00:10.594 hazelworker[33458] ###main load address: 0x104fe8000
2024-03-13 15:00:10.594 hazelworker[33458] ###Hazel Core load address: 0x1055fc000
2024-03-13 15:00:10.594 hazelworker[33458] ###Noodle load address: 0x1058ec000
2024-03-13 15:00:10.594 hazelworker[33458] ###CK load address: 0x1054f0000
2024-03-13 15:00:10.615 hazelworker[33458] Processing folder Downloads
2024-03-13 15:00:13.387 hazelworker[33458] File type not supported: {(
    "com.apple.localizable-name-bundle",
    "com.apple.application-bundle",
    "public.directory",
    "public.executable",
    "public.item",
    "com.apple.application",
    "com.apple.package",
    "com.apple.bundle"
)}
2024-03-13 15:00:14.690 hazelworker[33458] 2024-02-26-2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446-4500008446.pdf: Rule File Bechtle Angebote matched.
2024-03-13 15:00:14.691 hazelworker[33458] [File Event] File renamed: /Users/schoem/Downloads/2024-02-26-2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446-4500008446.pdf renamed to /Users/schoem/Downloads/2024-02-26-2024-02-26-2024-02-26-925-2306917-4500008446-4500008446-4500008446.pdf.
2024-03-13 15:00:51.091 86Z3GCJ4MF.com.noodlesoft.HazelHelper[746] Worker process for folder /Users/schoem/Downloads did not check in.

Oh, you have a loop. You need to add conditions to the rule so that the renamed file does not match that rule again.

Which brings me to my initial problem, that the file doesn't get moved properly.

I have done more testing, and found out, that I not only need to re-add the source folder but also the target folder where the file should end up.

I'm posting this, in case anyone else experiences the same problem. It's a bit of a bummer, as I now need to remove the move-action on all my previous rules and re-add it again, which is a bit time consuming. Maybe a chance, to delete some unused old rules.

If the folders changed, you can use the Replace folder function (located under the Folder menu).