Delete subfolder _notes

[ryansebiz]

I'm trying to setup a rule that deletes all subfolders named "_notes". I've read several threads on the forums, specifically Mr_Noodle's How to get Hazel to go into subfolders http://www.noodlesoft.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=470

Unfortunately I can't get the rule to work. Here are a couple of rules I've tried:





What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance.

[dhy8386]

This is a very common problem. Trying to do too much in one rule. Very simply just separate them.

First rule (important that its the top most rule)

If all true:
Kind is Folder

Do the following:
Run rules on folder contents

Rule 2:

If all is true:
Name is _notes
Kind is folder

Do the following:
Move file to folder trash

As a side note, may be better to say instead of "Name is _notes" to say "Name contains _notes" that way if there are extra spaces or the names slightly alter, you would still capture (that is assuming that any folder with _notes in it is going to be one you want to trash)

Let me know if it works.

[ryansebiz]

This is a very common problem. Trying to do too much in one rule. Very simply just separate them.

First rule (important that its the top most rule)

If all true:
Kind is Folder

Do the following:
Run rules on folder contents

Rule 2:

If all is true:
Name is _notes
Kind is folder

Do the following:
Move file to folder trash

As a side note, may be better to say instead of "Name is _notes" to say "Name contains _notes" that way if there are extra spaces or the names slightly alter, you would still capture (that is assuming that any folder with _notes in it is going to be one you want to trash)

Let me know if it works.

Thanks for the reply dhy - unfortunately it's still not working. Here's what I did:







Here are the results from previewing the rules:



...and here is the last few lines of the log when I run both rules:

2010-12-08 15:32:02.352 hazelfolderwatch[22100] _notes: Rule Get subfolders matched.
2010-12-08 15:32:02.371 hazelfolderwatch[22100] jqt: Rule Get subfolders matched.
2010-12-08 15:32:02.372 hazelfolderwatch[22100] _notes: Rule Get subfolders matched.
2010-12-08 15:32:02.373 hazelfolderwatch[22100] img: Rule Get subfolders matched.
2010-12-08 15:32:02.374 hazelfolderwatch[22100] _notes: Rule Get subfolders matched.
2010-12-08 15:32:02.390 hazelfolderwatch[22100] views: Rule Get subfolders matched.

Any ideas how I can fix this? Thanks again.

[dhy8386]

Indeed you are right. Tested last night. I guess when Hazel is set to go into subfolders it will not read rules to delete folders but instead only act on files. I think its now a question for Mr Noodle. Sorry.

As to your other problem, not sure why hazel is not acting on your downloads folder. That rule i know works cause i have a similar one. Perhaps Hazel has just gotten messed up. I would try deleting the folder from hazel and re-adding it and the rule and then testing again with a few dummy files - just change added to 5 minutes instead of 1 week.

[Mr_Noodle]

You should switch the order of the rules. The first rule (all folders) is more general than the second one (only folders named "_notes"), so even the _notes folders will match the first rule.

[ryansebiz]

That works perfectly - thanks Paul!

It just deleted all 321 "_notes" folders. Awesome!