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Rule not running Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:03 am • by Ellemobe
Hi, hope someone can help me with this, so very likely to be my error but I just can't see for looking! This rule is very basic and used to run - until it didn't!

Here are the 2 links to the screenshots

Thanks for any help

https://www.evernote.com/l/ABlcA49iMahBSZ1rAnqVUu5PSwLx3TS2KTw
https://www.evernote.com/l/ABlkfOwSaedHba675bKjS7d_DZ8MU47lUAo
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Re: Rule not running Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:50 am • by Mr_Noodle
I suggest going through the troubleshooting guide here: https://www.noodlesoft.com/kb/hazel-tro ... ing-guide/

That will help you isolate where the problem is.
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Re: Rule not running Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:41 am • by Ellemobe
Mr_Noodle wrote:I suggest going through the troubleshooting guide here: https://www.noodlesoft.com/kb/hazel-tro ... ing-guide/

That will help you isolate where the problem is.


Yep, read this so many times - everything looks OK but sometimes one can be blind to own errors (like proof reading own writing).
Would appreciate someone looking at screenshots to see if there are any obvious mistakes.
Btw, rule doesn't read ".pdf" simply "pdf" did a screen shot whilst trying that to see if it made a difference - it didn't of course
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Re: Rule not running Thu Jul 28, 2016 10:55 am • by Mr_Noodle
I'm not seeing anything obviously wrong in the rule. Can you report on the diagnostics from the troubleshooting guide? How does it look in the preview? The status window?
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Re: Rule not running Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:19 am • by Ellemobe
Preview I get 2 green ticks

Log is this - doesn't mean a lot to me - does it make sense to you. Seems to be saying Rule matched but not doing anything

016-07-29 15:12:58.713 hazelworker[4715] Karen Alsop - Once Upon a Time Book.pdf: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.733 hazelworker[4715] marblewash: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.737 hazelworker[4715] May-Loyalty-Rewards-2: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.742 hazelworker[4715] meal planner.pdf: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.747 hazelworker[4715] Nature-Textures-by-Scott-Davenport: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.752 hazelworker[4715] Optimize Automate and Outsource Everything.pdf: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.757 hazelworker[4715] Resources.pdf: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.763 hazelworker[4715] Sample.pdf: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.767 hazelworker[4715] The Avatar Process to share.docx: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.771 hazelworker[4715] The_Way_of_The_Productivityist_Manifesto_2014.pdf: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.775 hazelworker[4715] thumbnails_work_v0au9o6e: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.779 hazelworker[4715] weekly_menu_planner_09.numbers: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.783 hazelworker[4715] weekly_menu_planner_ios.numbers: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:12:58.787 hazelworker[4715] ZoomInstaller.pkg: Rule Last opened 1 Year ago matched.
2016-07-29 15:13:02.965 hazelworker[4715] Done processing folder Downloads
Last edited by Ellemobe on Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Rule not running Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:48 pm • by Mr_Noodle
It seems those files are matching a different rule "Last opened 1 Year ago ". If you check the status UI, it should indicate that there. You'll need to re-order/fix your rules as I'm guessing that rule is before the Evernote one in the list, and in addition, I'm guessing that the last opened date on the files is not what you think it is.
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Re: Rule not running Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:33 am • by Ellemobe
Brilliant! I rearranged and all sorted. Thank You!! Knew it was something stupid I was doing. I've read so many times about ordering but for some reason I thought that only meant within the rule - duh!!

Now I know more than I did yesterday :D

Thanks again
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