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When I run low on disc space it's always a chore to figure out which folders are bloated and which files can be deleted. What I'd like is to have Hazel keep track of which folders in my home folder surpass a predetermined size.

If I create a rule...

Kind: is folder
Size: is >1Gb
Action: Label Red

...is Hazel going to periodically calculate folder sizes from scratch? I fear that's too cpu intensive for my G4. Is there a better strategy than this?

(Has there been any discussion/requests about being able to schedule _when_ rules are run by Hazel?)

It does calculate folder sizes from scratch each time. There are quite a few optimizations in there to lessen the impact but the best way to find out if it will be noticeable is to try it out.

If you want to limit how often it runs, you can do something like:

"If Date Last Matched is not in the last x hours"

or something to that effect. Make sure that condition appears before the "size" condition so that it short circuits before it gets to the size calculation, if that makes sense.

Let me know how it works out.