OS X’s Folder Actions let you attach AppleScripts to specific folders so actions are performed automatically as soon as you add items to the folders. Once you know the basics of how Folder Actions ...

In the last AppleScript post, I mentioned some of the useful ways to create Folder Actions, and showed you how to use one of the built-in scripts to perform a pretty useful action. In this AppleScript ...

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One of the great things about OS X is that it’s like the real world. You store your files in folders; when you don’t want something, you put it in the Trash. But on your Mac, a folder isn’t really ...

Windows: On OS X, Folder Actions are a powerful way to automate your folders. Folder Actions for Windows brings those easy-to-use tools to the PC world. There are a variety of functions that Folder ...

Yesterday we reported on a new folder action which checks for correspondence between a filename's extension and the type/kind in order to find files that may be indicative to the Mac OS X type/creator ...

4. You can name folders by actions such as Write, Read, Connect, etc. 5. For example, instead of having a Games folder you could have a Play folder. Once you get the hang of naming folders for actions ...