Actions

Moves a file to a folder. You can use variables in the path. If the folder doesn't exist it will be created.

Remove folder if empty

If this option is checked, the folder containing the file will be removed if the folder is empty - see details below.

Maintain subfolder structure

If you are monitoring a folder including subfolders, this setting will ensure that the subfolder structure in the monitor folder is also moved to the target folder.

See details about this option in the copy article.

If file exists

You can choose what File Juggler should do if a file of the same name already exist in the target folder.

Overwrite existing file: Will remove the file that already exists and replace it with the file that is being moved.

Rename new file: Will add numbers to the new file being moved. This is the default setting, and the safest, if you are unsure.

If the first file is called "invoice.docx", the new file will be renamed "invoice_2.docx", and the number will increase for any following files. This ensures that no files will be deleted and you will have a history of all files.

Skip: If the file already exists, the new file will not be moved, and the existing file will remain.

Renames a file. You can simply enter a new file name, but in most cases you probably want to use variables to make file names different for each file.

This example uses the existing file name and a date created variable. This will add the creation date to the file name.

Rename does not change the extension of the file name. To change this, use the Change extension action.

If file exists

You can choose what File Juggler should do if a file of the same name already exist.

Overwrite existing file: Will remove the file that alredy exists and replace it with the file that is being renamed.

Rename new file: Will add numbers to the file being renamed. This is the default setting, and the safest, if you are unsure.

If you rename a file to "invoice.docx" and this already exists, the new file will be renamed "invoice_2.docx", and the number will increase for any following files. This ensures that no files will be deleted and you will have a history of all files.

Skip: If the file already exists, the new file will not be renamed, and the existing file will remain.

Both will delete the file, and if Remove folder if empty is checked, the folder containing the file will be removed if the folder is empty - see details below.

When file is sent to recycle bin you can find it there until the recycle bin is emptied, and the file can be recovered.

Creating rules that automatically deletes files puts you at risk of losing data. I recommend you always use Send to recycle bin to delete files so you can recover from a configuration error. If you feel safe, you can change the action to Delete later when the rule have been tested.

See examples on how to delete files

Extracts zip and rar files.

Supports multipart rar archives, and will wait for a complete archive before extracting.

If the extraction should fail for some reason File Juggler will not run the next action. So you could add a delete action after extract, and it will delete the file if extraction is complete.

Uploads a file to Evernote.

Before you can use this action you must use the "Authorize with Evernote" option to allow File Juggler to add notes to your notebooks on evernote.

You must select a notebook to upload to, and you can add tags to your note if you wish.

Update notebooks will update the list of your notebooks, if you have changed them or added new ones.