Hazel Preferences

When you choose Hazel > “Preferences,” a window appears with three categories of preferences. Click “General,” “Trash,” or “Advanced” to display a category.

General Pane

The General pane contains controls for layout and displaying or hiding the Hazel status menu.

Layout

Click an icon to switch Hazel’s display to use any of three layout options:

  •   Three columns (default):  Show the Folders list on the left, then the Rules list, with the Rule Editor on the right.

  •   Two columns:  Show the Folders list above the Rules list, with the Rule Editor on the right.

  •   Two rows:  Show the Folders list on the left, the Rules list on the right, and the Rule Editor at the bottom.

Show Hazel in the Menu Bar

Show or hide the Hazel status menu. See  The Hazel Status Menu .


Trash Pane

The Trash pane contains controls related to Hazel’s Trash features, including automatically removing items from the Trash when certain criteria are met and deleting support files belonging to apps that you drag to the Trash. See  Manage Your Trash  for details.


Advanced Pane

The Advanced pane contains controls related to notifications (see  Notifications ) and updates (see  Update Hazel ).

SEE ALSO

Update Hazel

Notifications

The Hazel Status Menu

Manage Your Trash