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I have a simple usecase that I'm trying to implement. I've read the FAQ, reviewed the discussions and attempted to use many of the recommended rule combinations, all to no avail.

My basic need: I have a set of nested folders that I would like to mirror in Dropbox.

Top level folder is named ScannedFiles
Within ScannedFiles I have a few nested folders: Banking, Bills, Insurance, etc

I simply would like a Hazel rule that watches ScannedFiles and all of its subfolders for any new file additions. When a file is added, a copy should be made in Dropbox within the same file structure.

In other words, once the rules are fired, I would expect to see in Dropbox a mirror image of both the hierarchy of folders and the files.

I can't figure this out. WIth all of the various rulesets I've created I am getting one of two outputs:

Either
1. First time the rules run, everything copies over perfectly, but then new files added don't get copied

Or
2. The folders are correctly traversed on the Mac side, but the folder structure is not maintained in Dropbox -- all documents are copied into Dropbox at the top folder level. The enclosing folders (eg, Banking) are not copied.

I figured it is not worth posting my rules, because I've tried many and none work!! thanks for any advice or guidance.

This is what the 'sync' option does for you. I'd suggest researching that action instead.

thanks for the response. Among my many attempts I've tried to use Sync.

I'm clearly doing something wrong or don't understand rule sequencing/precedence.

I'll keep reading, but a bit more detailed response with some guidance would be appreciated.

Search the forums as it's been covered many times. There's also this link to a sync rule:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1593&p=6500&hilit=sync+rule#p6500

That said, I suggest you still read up on it as I think it helps to understand how things work instead of blindly using rules.

thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I've been able to resolve my problems