Dive Deeper into Rules

Regex

File rules support regular expressions

To add a regex condition, choose the field to match against (Name, Path, Date, Size, Kind), then choose matches, and enter your regex in the text field.

The Anatomy of a Rule
Turning a rule OFF and ON The checkbox is used to indicates if the rule is on or off. Name New Rule is the default of a new rule, click the name to rename it at any time. Rule Action Choose what will happen to items matching the condition of the rule. - Skip Matching items will be skipped during transfers. - Show Matching hidden items will become visible in the file browser. - Hide Matching items will be hidden in the file browser. Hidden items are skipped during transfers. Alt Text

Rule Condition

Choose which of of the following are true when matching the condition of the rule.
- All All matching conditions are true. - Any Any matching condition is true. - None None of the matching conditions are true. Alt Text

Rule Field Type:
- Name Specify the name of a file, folder, or directory. Alt Text
- Path Specify the absolute or relative path of a file, folder, or directory. - Absolute path: An absolute path describes the location of an item starting at the top level, or root, of the user’s file system. In user materials, describe such paths in plain English. - Relative path: If there’s no leading slash, the path is a relative path—that is, relative to some location other than the root folder. Make sure the file is in Library/Application Support. Alt Text
- Date Modified is Enter the modification date of a file or folder in 01/01/0000 format. Alt Text
- Date Modified is within last Date modified can be set to be within or not within x amount of days. Alt Text
- Size Enter the size of a file or folder in KB, MB, or GB increments. Alt Text
- Kind Enter the Kind of file as dictated by Finder. ALT-TEXT Alt Text

Rule Field Type Action Option

Every field type also has an action option for it.
- Name, Path, and Kind: is is not begins with ends with contains matches Alt Text
- Date Modified: is within last is not within last is is not Alt Text
- Size: equals is less than is greater than is not Alt Text