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Hi there.

I'm a photographer and would like the following to happen...

I've got a folder on my computer that I want a trigger for called "Client Images". Whenever I create a new folder in there, named after a client, say: "Tim Jones Final Images" I would like 2 sets of sub-folders automatically generated, one named "Print-friendly" and one named "Web-friendly" within that new folder.

I tried making Hazel activate an automator workflow to create new folders but all I got was a bizarre recursive sequence of folders being created that were not placing themselves in my new target folder. Couldn't figure out if Hazel had native capabilities to do this, either.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hazel can create folders if you are putting the file being processed into them, via the Sort into Subfolders. If you really need to create them ahead of time, then a script is needed. If you keep getting nested folders, it might be because there is a loop in your rules. You need to structure the conditions in your rules to ensure that the resultant folders don't likewise match.

I posted this exact tip on how to create empty subfolder in Hazel using Automator.

gcoghill wrote:I posted this exact tip on how to create empty subfolder in Hazel using Automator.

Beautiful! Thanks! I've fumbled my way towards a solution via some youtube videos, but will keep this in my back pocket next time I need to do it again.