Need Help: Hazel rules not triggering as expected
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:34 amHello everyone,
I’m new to Hazel, and I’ve been experimenting with a few rules to automatically organize files on my Mac. However, I’ve run into an issue where some of my rules don’t seem to trigger at all, even though they look correct to me.
Here’s what I tried:
I created a rule to move PDFs from my Downloads folder to a specific subfolder.
The conditions check for “Kind is PDF” and “Date Added is today.”
The action is “Move to folder XYZ.”
When I manually run the rule, it works. But when I just download a file normally, Hazel doesn’t move it automatically.
Am I missing something in how Hazel monitors the folder, or do I need to adjust my conditions/actions? Any guidance or examples from experienced users would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Laurawoods
I’m new to Hazel, and I’ve been experimenting with a few rules to automatically organize files on my Mac. However, I’ve run into an issue where some of my rules don’t seem to trigger at all, even though they look correct to me.
Here’s what I tried:
I created a rule to move PDFs from my Downloads folder to a specific subfolder.
The conditions check for “Kind is PDF” and “Date Added is today.”
The action is “Move to folder XYZ.”
When I manually run the rule, it works. But when I just download a file normally, Hazel doesn’t move it automatically.
Am I missing something in how Hazel monitors the folder, or do I need to adjust my conditions/actions? Any guidance or examples from experienced users would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Laurawoods