I guess this proves the workflow is working, but still stuck on why it doesn't fire up automatically as a Folder Action
Hi Paul,
I'm glad to hear you're making progress. Let's take a look and see if we can get your folder actions working. Please follow the steps listed below.
Also, as I was writing this, I realized that the Home directory you have listed in the Batch Rip Terminal output has your username as "Paul". The capitalization of the username in your home directory tells me that you may have changed the name of your user account or Home Folder at some point. This may lead to a lot of issues with permissions and links to your home directory, which may be causing some issues. If the steps outlined below still do not work. Try creating a new user account and try the workflow on the new user account.
TEST ONE:
- Navigate to /Users/Paul/Library/LaunchAgents/
- Select the following files and move them to the trash:
- com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist
- com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist
- Create a new folder on your desktop named "test folder"
- Right-click on the "test folder" and Choose: Services > Folder Actions Setup…
- The Folder Action Setup Utility should launch and present the "Choose a Script to Attach:" pane
- Select the item named "add - new item alert.scpt", and Click > Attach
- Next, toggle the "Enable Folder Actions" check-box at the top of the window off and on. Uncheck to disable it, then Re-check the check-box to enable it.
- Close the Folder Action Setup Utility window.
- Now let's test your action. Drag any item into the "test folder" on your Desktop.
- A dialog box should open indicating whether a new item was added.
- If successful, congratulations you have a working folder action.
TEST TWO:
Next we're going to test the folder action on your /Volumes directory.
- Open a new Finder window.
- In the Main Menu, Select > Go > Go to Folder… (CMD+SHIFT+G).
- A drop-down window will appear in the Finder.
- In the "Go to the folder" text field, type: /Volumes
- Choose > Go
- Select the Volumes folder and attach the "add new item alert.scpt" as we did in the previous test by Right-clicking on the "Volumes" folder and Choosing: Services > Folder Actions Setup…
- In the "Choose a Script to Attach:" pane, Select the item named "add - new item alert.scpt", and Click > Attach
- Now let's test your action. Insert a DVD or mount a network drive
- A dialog box should open indicating whether the new item was added.
- If successful, congratulations we're almost there.
TEST THREE:
Next we're going to test the Batch Rip folder action on your /Volumes directory.
- Open a new Finder window.
- In the Main Menu, Select > Go > Go to Folder… (CMD+SHIFT+G).
- A drop-down window will appear in the Finder.
- In the "Go to the folder" text field, type: /Volumes
- Choose > Go
- Select the Volumes folder and attach the "Batch Rip • Batch Rip (Folder Action).workflow" as we did in the previous test by Right-clicking on the "Volumes" folder and Choosing: Services > Folder Actions Setup…
- In the "Choose a Script to Attach:" pane, Select the item named "Batch Rip • Batch Rip (Folder Action).workflow", and Click > Attach
- If the workflow is not in the list, you need to be sure it is installed in: /Users/Paul/Library/Workflows/Applications/Folder Actions/Batch Rip • Batch Rip (Folder Action).workflow
- Next we're going to turn off the "add new item alert.scpt" added from the previous test.
- In Folder Actions Setup, Select the Volumes folder on the left side panel.
- Select the item "add new item alert.scpt" and un-check the check-box to deactivate it. The "Batch Rip • Batch Rip (Folder Action).workflow" should remain checked/active.
- Now let's test your action. Insert a DVD and pray.
- If successful, congratulations you should be good to go.
- If not, try reactivating the "add new item alert.scpt" and turning off the "Batch Rip • Batch Rip (Folder Action).workflow"
Let me know how you get on.
Thanks, mac.jedi