Folder actions have returned in 10.2

Sep 11, '02 09:55:56AM

Contributed by: nick2588

Back from the grave with Spring Loaded Folders comes Folder Action Scripts!

In case you don't remember (Classic was so long ago), Folder Actions allowed you to execute AppleScripts when opening, closing, moving, adding items to and/or removing items from folders. These scripts can be useful for simple password protection and to prevent items from accidentally being deleted.

Folder Actions are now hidden under the Scripts Menu now (those Contextual Menus are getting more useless everyday - someone needs to write a Contextual Menu Plug-In to put Folder Actions back where they belong). Choose Folder Actions then Enable Folder Actions from the Scripts Menu to turn them on. Everything else seems self-explanatory, now that you know where the Folder Actions commands are.

See Apple's Folder Actions Documentation for more info and some sample scripts.

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