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user71
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

Automation won't apply to existing files. How can I achieve that?

I have a directory with a very large number of files (several thousand) that I only access online. All of the files have names based on their date of creation (eg 2025-07-01-7:00.txt). I would like t...
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user71
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

I followed the steps:

When I add the automation, I click on "Apply to existing files". 

Then, a notification appears on my homepage under the notifications bell saying "Automation will apply to new files ... but not to existing files". 

I took some screenshots, but when I drag an drop them onto this box, I get "File not allowed". Also, there is no option to attach a file at the bottom of this box. 

If you can link this help query to my dropbox account, the folder is an App folder called "Audio2024". 

 

Thanks. 

 

 

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    Nancy
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    5 months ago

    Hey user71! Are you getting an error, if you try to copy paste your screenshot directly into your message box here?

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      user71
      Explorer | Level 3
      5 months ago

      Yes.  When I drag a JPG to the message box it says "File not allowed." I'm using firefox on arch linux. 

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        5 months ago

        Hi user71, thanks for the info. Could you try copying and pasting the image directly into your next reply in order for us to assist further.

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