At the top level is the This is great, but I find it easiest to configure Marvin to download ePubs from a single Dropbox folder, one that I’ve cleverly named The first one, “Copy to epubs,” just looks for files with the By itself, this rule does nothing, because the ePub files aren’t in the To solve this problem [running rules in subfolders], Hazel offers a special action: âRun rules on folder contents.â If a subfolder inside your monitored folder matches a rule containing this action, then the other rules in the list will also apply to that subfolderâs contents.With these rules in place, I don’t have to remember to copy the newly made ePub file into the At least it should do it for me.
Have Hazel move files around based on name, date, type, what site it came from and much more. If the Desktop folder isn’t there, click the plus button under the list of folders. When that happens, I bring out the heavy artillery: a shell script that combines the I suppose if I were smart, I’d set up my Amazon account to send new purchases to my Mac instead of my Kindle. To save the rule, click OK. To create a new rule in Hazel, first click on the folder you want Hazel to monitor in the Folder sidebar. I actually use a few in conjunction, which move and trash files at different times based on their type and age. Then I could automate the importing of new ebooks into the Calibre library and eliminate more of the manual work at the front end of the process.
Change the Move drop-down to “Sort into subfolder.”5. Hazel's interface is still straightforward: Folders on the left, rules on the right. These demo rules are included in Hazel and are currently disabled but can be useful as inspiration.I tend to use my Downloads folder as my “on deck” directory. However, when I run this rule, all messages get moved to the assigned folder instead of just the emails with the specific words I listed. The next rule in the sequence gathers up all files and moves them to a new folder structure. I may change my mind after seeing the all-new, all-improved Books app in iOS 12, but even if I switch, the automations described here will still be useful. Then, click the plus button.2. If you start it now, all your rules will apply the moment you save them, which may not be what you want if you’re just getting started.However, do make sure to tick the box below that says “Show Hazel status in the menu bar.”On the left side of the window, you’ll see a column with a list of folders. I would like to be able to set up a rule to permanently delete items from the Deleted Items folder received before a certain date. And that’s it! Click the drop-down menu labeled “is,” and change it to “is not in the last.”5. Change “1 hour” to “7 days,” or whatever interval of time you feel comfortable with.In the next section, we’ll set what to do with files that match our criteria.6. Give your rule a title that clearly explains its function.3. Change your Name drop-down to “Date last modified,” “is not in the last,” and change the time interval to one week.4. 1. Click on your Desktop folder in the sidebar. Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create. In this case we’ll be using the Downloads folder. I use my ScanSnap which converts scanned documents into PDFs with live text data embedded. There's a good post on the Hazel forum describing how this works. Create two rules: Name contains “archive” and Kind is folder.This rule will automatically archive everything that hasn’t been modified in the last seven days.This last rule requires some external hardware or software to make it work.
Click in the plus button in the rules pane to create a new rule…
Click on one of those folders, and you’ll see the pane on the right, labeled “Rules,” fill up with some checkboxes. Now Hazel will take the rules you’ve specified and run them on the contents of all subfolders of the primary monitored folders.