Watch Folder Function & Potential Issue

[doclrb]

I had been wondering if my Watch Folder had been functioning as expected and found several hundred pdf's in the folder. I had set the default to "move pdfs to attachment folder". Has anyone else experienced potential or known issues with their watch folder.

TY

doclrb

[Jon]

Did you drag them out and drop them in again (preferably not all at once)?

Jon
Sonny Software

[tristanlane]

thank you this worked perfectly!

[livin1965]

Did you drag them out and drop them in again (preferably not all at once)?

Jon
Sonny Software

Jon, this worked for me as well to move items out and then back and then they were imported.

But, that is not how it used to work. Previously imported the first time the item was added to the folder.

I have tried stop/start of watching, change of folder to watch and then changing back, restarting computer. No effect on Bookendz Watch Folder behavior.

I'm using an M1 MacBook Pro with macOS 15.4.1 and Bookends 15.1.3.

How to restore the intended Watch Folder function of having PDFs imported when they are first added to the Watch Folder?

Josh

[Jon]

That's how it has always worked. They are imported when first dragged in. The advice above applies only when there are files in the watch folder when it is first enabled -- those files will be left alone because the "added to folder" event never fires. That's what the dragging out and back in again does.

Jon
Sonny Software