Create a Rule

Hazel’s rules, which determine which decisions it makes as it organizes your files, can be as simple or complex as you need them to be. (See  About Folders & Rules  for an introduction to what rules can do.) Fundamentally, all rules consist of two parts:

Each folder can have any number of rules. Each rule, in turn, can have one or more conditions that, when met, trigger one or more actions.


Decide What Your Rule Will Do

The  About Folders & Rules  page gives numerous examples of what a rule can do. When deciding what rules to create for yourself, keep in mind the following tips:


Create a Rule

Once you know what you want your rule to do, it takes just a few clicks to create it.

To create a rule:

Newly created rules become active immediately, and you may see their effects after just a few seconds. Once you’re satisfied that the rule is behaving as you intended, you can repeat these steps to create additional rules.

If you want to temporarily disable a rule, deselect its checkbox in the Rules list. To learn about previewing what a rule will do as you create it, see  Preview a Rule .

SEE ALSO

Preview a Rule

Use Sample Rules

About Folders & Rules

Attributes & Actions

Using Nested Conditions