Apply the automation workflow you just saved. Go to your screenshot destination folder and right click and select "Folder Actions Setup.". Move finder items.Select a folder within your "named" destination screenshot folder that you want the renamed screenshots to go in. Rename finder items: Name Single Item.Select "Name single Items" then "Basename only" form the dropdownsMake sure Show this action when workflow runs is selected. Set the folder you want monitored to the one you want your screenshots stored in. Įssentially your scripted routine starts with a folder action from the Automator library. Select “Folder Action” as the type of workflow.Ĭhoose the desired folder to watch from the top of the workflow(in my case, it was the “screenshots” folder on my desktop).Īdd the various actions you desire to the workflow, to create your scripted routine. Open Automator and press Command-N to create a new workflow.
A Folder Action script is executed when the folder to which it is attached has items added or removed, or when its window is opened, closed, moved, or resized.
Step 2: Setting up a Folder Action to automatically rename new screenshots
Step 1: Changing the default save location. I think you could follow the steps there for a more elegant solution. I came across an article titled "Organize Your Screenshots Like a Boss" looking for a similar solution.
0 kommentar(er)
