Deeper Dive into Rules

Regex

File rules support regular expressions

To add a regex condition, choose the field to match against (Name, Path, Date, Size, Kind), then choose matches, and enter your regex in the text field.

The Anatomy of a Rule

Turning a rule OFF and ON
The checkbox is used to indicates if the rule is on or off.

Name
New Rule is the default of a new rule, click the name to rename it at any time.

Rule Action Choose what will happen to items matching the condition of the rule.

Skip
Matching items will be skipped during transfers.
Show
Matching hidden items will become visible in the file browser.
Hide
Matching items will be hidden in the file browser. Hidden items are skipped during transfers.

Rule Condition

Choose which of of the following are true when matching the condition of the rule.

All
All matching conditions are true.
Any
Any matching condition is true.
None
None of the matching conditions are true.

Rule Field Type:

Name
Specify the name of a file, folder, or directory.

Path
Specify the absolute or relative path of a file, folder, or directory.
Absolute path:
An absolute path describes the location of an item starting at the top level, or root, of the user’s file system. In user materials, describe such paths in plain English.
Relative path:
If there’s no leading slash, the path is a relative path—that is, relative to some location other than the root folder. Make sure the file is in Library/Application Support.