![]() They’re also intelligent-if you add the Name token, for example, you can opt to change the case of the text while you’re at it. Those tokens are easy to drag around and rearrange, making it easier to create the text you want. One of my favorite new features in the Actions section is that if you’re renaming a selected file (or adding a comment to it), you can build the replacement text using tokens, similar to the ones Finder and Mail searches use to represent particular attributes-for example, filename and sequential numbers. The Sort Into Subfolders action now includes options for deleting, renaming, or replacing duplicates and the Open and Reveal actions now give you the option to make the associated application or the Finder the frontmost window. There’s now an Import Into Aperture action, as well as a Sync action that synchronizes a file or folder-in one direction-with another location. ![]() The new Hazel also lets you do some nifty new things to matched files and folders. And the new version adds a Current Time condition, so you can (finally) have Hazel run a rule at a particular time-for example, If Current Time is 5:00 p.m., then do this. Hazel 3 also provides better tools for matching patterns, so it can, say, watch for files whose names consist of three letters followed by three numbers. And not only can you use Hazel to keep an eye on folders you already use, you can also use it to create special folders that do useful things when you drag files into them. Actions can vary from the basic ( Move, Rename, Set Color Label) to the not-so-basic ( Run AppleScript, Run Automator Workflow, Run Shell Script). Once you’ve defined your conditions, you specify the actions Hazel will perform when those conditions are met. Finally you have a test field, where you define the value(s) for matching the attribute and operator ( Date Added is Today, for example). Next to that is a pop-up list of operators ( is, contains, is less than, and the like) the list changes depending on the attribute. If you select Other from that menu, you can choose from almost any file- or folder-attribute that OS X tracks. ![]() For conditions, you choose from a pop-up list of attributes: Name, Kind, Date Added, and many more. Each rule has two components, conditions and actions. Creating rules is similarly straightforward, and if you’ve ever created a rule in Mail, the process will feel familiar.
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