Understand the Logic of Rules

In the simplest case, where a folder has only one rule and that rule has only one condition and one action, Hazel’s logic is pretty self-explanatory: either the rule matches a file or folder and runs its action, or it doesn’t. However, as you create more (and more-complex) rules, you may encounter ambiguous situations in which Hazel behaves in an unexpected way. It can help to understand the logic by which Hazel applies rules.

The basic process is this:

You can alter this default behavior in certain ways if you need to achieve a particular effect.

Here are further details about Hazel’s logic, and examples of each one, to help guide your efforts:

SEE ALSO

Create & Edit Rules

Using Nested Conditions

Processing Subfolders