Move Duplicate Instead of Renaming or Deleting

Not sure if this will work but have Hazel monitor the Print_PDFs folder and Language folder separately. Actually, because of some subtleties, it would be better Print and Language folders be siblings instead of one being a subfolder of the other. The following examples will assume this:

In the Print folder you want to use something like:

Code: Select all: If (all) are met <<<<conditions to match the new pdf file>>>> If (all) are met for (its enclosing folder) If (all) are met for (any of its sub-files/folders) Kind is Folder Name is Language01 If (none) are met for (all of its sub-files/folders) Name matches (name) Sort into subfolder Language01

What this does is match the new pdf file (as noted, you have to add the conditions to determine this), sees if there is a file with the same name under the Language01 folder. It only copies if no file with that name exists.

Now with the Language01 folder, you would have something like:

Code: Select all: If (all) are met If (all) are met for (the enclosing folder) If (all) are met for (any of its sub-files/folders) Kind is Folder Name is Print_PDF If (all) are met for (any of its sub-files/folders) Name matches (name) Move to Archive

This checks if there's a file in the Print folder with the same name and moves it to archive. The first rule above won't fire until this one does first.

Take some time to understand the above as it is a bit tricky.

Thanks!
Tried, but the third condition is not available:

Next thing to check if this "static" file is moving around correctly:
The first 3 number are changing, as those are the single pages.
I would try to set name with variables. But this is the next step.

Oh right, that currently is not available. The issue is that the resource usage could explode by a huge factor if you nest multiple sub-file targets. I'm afraid that in that case you will have to use a script.

Thanks anyway!

Maybe another option for If the file exists:
If file exists:
- rename the file (with a field for a individual versioning)
- rename the existing file (field)
- replace the existing file
- throw away the file

With this you could search for this individual versioning and send those files to archive.

Can you show an example file going through this as I'm a bit unclear on which file is which in your description.

What I meant was:
If you set the Rule: "Move" to folder "xy" -> in the option-panel add another option.
Now you can choose between:
If file exists:
• rename the file
• replace the existing file
• throw away the file

My feature request was:
Add another option to this panel:
• rename the existing file

A little bit off topic another feature request:
We use hazel really heavy and this little window has become confusing because of those 30+ rules.
Would be great to combine some rules in to folders/groups (e.g. CustomerA, CustomerB, Office....)

Thanks for the clarification. Will consider this for a future release.