Hello ! I am asking for your help to create an “action folder” with automator that will automatically move the files according to their names into a folder with a similar name located in iCloud Drive.
Can you help me ?
Thank you !
Download the script that creates a folder action based on your description. It assumes the folders in question are level 1 depth into the iCloud Drive hierarchy and a strict names match.
Attach a folder action to move files to iCloud Drive subfolders – a creator script | Backblaze
This is extremely inconvenient to have to download a script, and even more so as a binary file.
Is there something that precludes you simply including the script in the body of your post as a code-fenced block in the normal fashion ?
If it happens to be a long script that is possibly too unwieldy to include in its entirety within a post, the portion of the script that is directly relevant to the topic can be included, with a link to a pastebin containing the full script, or an AppleScript file that can be downloaded (plain text .applescript documents are best, as these can be easily opened on any device).
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The linked script in my previous reply has been updated to fix the issue where the comparison between a file-name and folder-name would persistently produce a false negative. Please re-download it and run again. Also, any feedback is welcome.
I’ve only just seen this ridiculous conversation.
@scrutinizer82, could you please include the text of any scripts in your replies? People requesting help here shouldn’t have to go off site unless there’s a very good reason. Nor should anyone else who’s interested in the problem or your solution.
There’s a very good reason.
You haven’t said what it is.