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Create an applescript / automator workflow that excludes certain file names


I want to make an automator folder action that excludes file names with certain words in them, eg:

move all files to /folder x except those containing the words "Screen Shot"

The actual actions work fine I just need the script or automator actions to exclude the files.


Solution

  • You should be able to use “Filter Finder Items” and set the criteria to be “None of the following are true”: “Name contains Screen Shot”. I just did a quick test with “Choose a Folder”, “Get Folder Contents” and then “Filter Finder Items” and the Results contain only files that do not contain the word I specified.