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Please forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, but I still can't figure it out. I'm trying to get a grip on dealing with subfolders (yes, I've read the user guide & sticky thread) and the 'subfolder depth' condition. What I'm trying to do, is rename files/folders based on a parent folder, but not necessarily the immediate parent folder:

Folder 1 > Subfolder 1 > Subfolder 2 > Subfolder 3

Currently I am able to rename Subfolder 3 adopting it's source folder (immediate parent) name (Subfolder 2) using 'Rename with pattern: source folder', but what I'd like to do is rename it based on Subfolder 1 or Folder 1, ideally only taking part of that folder's name. Is there a 'source folder depth' function I could use to call out which folder to reference the name from?

Here's a real-world example:


What I'd like to get Hazel to do, is rename files & folders based on a portion of the ##-######.XXXXXX folder name.

So: (01-199606.Azusa > Photos > QSP Photos), would become (01-199606.Azusa > Photos > QSP Photos-Azusa]).

Is this possible? Is my request clear?

Thanks.

I'm not following as I don't know what folder Hazel is monitoring or what Folder 1 or Subfolder 1 refer to. Could you clarify?

Good question. I have Hazel monitoring the 'Locations' folder.

You can try something like going up the folder tree. The depth of nesting of conditions is limited so at best you can only go a level or two up:

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If (all) are met for (the enclosing folder)
   If (all) are met for (the enclosing folder)
       Name matches (•ancestor folder name)


where (•ancestor folder name) is a custom text attribute set to match "anything". What the above does is grab the name of the folder two levels up. You can then use the custom attribute in your "Rename" action.

I'm not entirely following; can you explain how to set this up in Hazel?

Check out this section in the manual: https://www.noodlesoft.com/manual/hazel ... onditions/