Rename Rules

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Rename Rules Fri Mar 03, 2017 7:15 pm • by CNg2379
Is it possible to rename rules?

I have about fifteen different rules on folders that are often similarly named and after some time it's difficult to remember which is which!

This is not a huge deal but I can't seem to figure out a way to better organize my rules (by default it seems to only be based on the target folder).
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Re: Rename Rules Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:14 pm • by Mr_Noodle
Yes, you can rename rules by clicking once on the rule name. Wait a second and it should be editable.

As for dealing with a large quantity of rules, you may want to look into consolidating them somehow. I'd need more details on what your rules are to provide more guidance on this.
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Re: Rename Rules Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:47 pm • by CNg2379
Sorry, I posted incorrectly initially. I meant if I could rename the target folders.

For an example, I have folders on my external drive and on my internal SSD that are similarly named but have different rules.
I know that I can hover to see the path of the folder but I was wondering if there was a way to rename target drive so that I could write something like "Backup of external" vs. "Backup of internal" etc.
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Re: Rename Rules Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:43 am • by Mr_Noodle
No way to do that at the moment. One thing you can do is to give them different icons. They will show up in Hazel as well.
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Re: Rename Rules Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:11 am • by jamwithtoast
Hi @Mr_Noodle - will this renaming of folders be on your feature list?

I have several target folders with the same 'Archive' folder or 'backup' folder name...
Sometimes i forget which 'backup' folder on the path name, an annoyance but not the end of the world...
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Re: Rename Rules Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:37 am • by Mr_Noodle
It's on the feature list but no notion of if/when it will be implemented. For now, I think different icons is probably the best workaround.
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