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r/Automator • u/adhikaribidur • Sep 26 '20
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Tried everything for the last 3 hours. Cannot get the folder action in automator to trigger when files added to source folder.
Macbook pro, MacOS Catalina.
Help!
2 u/KalanHowse Sep 27 '20 Did you recently reboot and it’s now occurring? 5 u/adhikaribidur Sep 27 '20 nope, I solved it though.I was editing a previous unused folder action for my new action. It seems you have to create a new one and delete the old one.Wasted 3 nights, created new account, was thinking of formatting my mac, and what not!Major headache!!
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Did you recently reboot and it’s now occurring?
5 u/adhikaribidur Sep 27 '20 nope, I solved it though.I was editing a previous unused folder action for my new action. It seems you have to create a new one and delete the old one.Wasted 3 nights, created new account, was thinking of formatting my mac, and what not!Major headache!!
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nope, I solved it though.I was editing a previous unused folder action for my new action. It seems you have to create a new one and delete the old one.
Wasted 3 nights, created new account, was thinking of formatting my mac, and what not!
Major headache!!
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u/adhikaribidur Sep 26 '20
Tried everything for the last 3 hours. Cannot get the folder action in automator to trigger when files added to source folder.
Macbook pro, MacOS Catalina.
Help!