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Not an automation, technically, but maybe it could be: I have an AppleScript that is set to run every hour that grabs any files on my desktop that have been the

Not an automation, technically, but maybe it could be: I have an AppleScript that is set to run every hour that grabs any files on my desktop that have been there longer than a day, and puts them in a dated folder in an archive folder. Same for my downloads.

nkotov 3y ago
Could you share this? I have something similar for my own workflow but it's manual and involves a folder called "Everything".
- robador 3y ago
  I'm also interested in this!
  - gcanyon 3y ago
    I wrote it up here a long time ago: https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-desktop-and-downloads-folder/ https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-des... I've made changes since then and I haven't documented them :-/ I'll try to find the time to write it up.
- synthoidzeta 3y ago
  Here's what ChatGPT spits out: https://chat.openai.com/share/89b37ac6-cbe1-4f07-b1dc-7736c5da53b5 https://chat.openai.com/share/89b37ac6-cbe1-4f07-b1dc-7736c5...
  - dougskinner 3y ago
    This reply seems very low effort and not helpful.
- gcanyon 3y ago
  I wrote it up here a long time ago: https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-desktop-and-downloads-folder/ https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-des... I've made changes since then and I haven't documented them :-/ I'll try to find the time to write it up.
aosaigh 3y ago
I do this with my Downloads folder using Hazel[1]. I have an “Archive” folder split into subfolder of screenshots, pdfs, videos etc.. After a month in the downloads folder, Hazel moves everything into the Archive subfolder automatically, sorted by year and month. [1]: https://www.noodlesoft.com/ https://www.noodlesoft.com/
- gcanyon 3y ago
  Yep, I've been recommended Hazel before, but I like the control I get with the AppleScript. In particular I like the higher cadence of sweeps, mine does my desktop, downloads, and documents folders, and mine will ignore a file if it has a label, so I can easily keep things if I want.

nkotov 3y ago

Could you share this? I have something similar for my own workflow but it's manual and involves a folder called "Everything".

robador 3y ago
I'm also interested in this!
- gcanyon 3y ago
  I wrote it up here a long time ago: https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-desktop-and-downloads-folder/ https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-des... I've made changes since then and I haven't documented them :-/ I'll try to find the time to write it up.
synthoidzeta 3y ago
Here's what ChatGPT spits out: https://chat.openai.com/share/89b37ac6-cbe1-4f07-b1dc-7736c5da53b5 https://chat.openai.com/share/89b37ac6-cbe1-4f07-b1dc-7736c5...
- dougskinner 3y ago
  This reply seems very low effort and not helpful.
gcanyon 3y ago
I wrote it up here a long time ago: https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-desktop-and-downloads-folder/ https://gcanyon.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/keeping-a-clean-des... I've made changes since then and I haven't documented them :-/ I'll try to find the time to write it up.

aosaigh 3y ago

I do this with my Downloads folder using Hazel[1]. I have an “Archive” folder split into subfolder of screenshots, pdfs, videos etc.. After a month in the downloads folder, Hazel moves everything into the Archive subfolder automatically, sorted by year and month. [1]: https://www.noodlesoft.com/ https://www.noodlesoft.com/

gcanyon 3y ago
Yep, I've been recommended Hazel before, but I like the control I get with the AppleScript. In particular I like the higher cadence of sweeps, mine does my desktop, downloads, and documents folders, and mine will ignore a file if it has a label, so I can easily keep things if I want.