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Move files but not folders Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:04 pm • by robot1125
Hazeltonians!

I have a ScanSnap scanner that stores all files in a local folder on my Mac. I want Hazel to move the files to a NAS drive. However, ScanSnap creates a "Backup" folder under the main folder where the scans go. I'd like to create a Hazel rule to move all the scans (regular files) but not Backup or any other subfolders.

How can I do that?
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Re: Move files but not folders Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:29 pm • by Mr_Noodle
Can you have Hazel monitor the backup folder instead or am I misunderstanding the issue here?
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Re: Move files but not folders Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:59 pm • by robot1125
Can you have Hazel monitor the backup folder instead or am I misunderstanding the issue here?


I'm sure I'm not being clear, sorry.

Given folder 'SCAN', it contains any number of regular files and a single subfolder 'BACKUP'. I want to move the regular files, but not BACKUP.

In essence, I'd like a rule such as 'move all files of type REGULAR' or 'move all files of type NOT FOLDER'
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Re: Move files but not folders Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:21 am • by robot1125
Found the answer to my question!

Code: Select all
If Kind is not Folder
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