Folder Actions auto-enable?????

[mattrstewart]

i set folder actions up....
and they work great, but problem is that every-time i reboot...the folder actions turn off and i forget to turn them on again.

any way to keep them enabled?

 

[bobw]

Folder Actions shouldn't turn off on a reboot. Try trashing the ''com.apple.FolderActions.plist in User/Library/Preferences and restarting.

I would also run Repair Permissions from Disk Utility in your Utility folder, and Repair Disk while booted off your OS disc.

 

[Mikuro]

Really, Bob? Folder Actions have always turned off on reboot for me. It's been that way through clean system reinstallations, too, so I doubt it's a simple plist thing.

This drove me crazy, so I made a little AppleScript applet to enabled folder actions, then added that to my login items (in System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items). I've attached the applet.

Or if you want to make the applet yourself, the source is simple:

tell application "System Events"
	set folder actions enabled to true
end tell

 

[bobw]

I use Folder Actions and it never turns off on a reboot or log out.

 

[mattrstewart]

i set it to run when i open my mail program...so that fixed it...thankx

 

[Kees Buijs]

i set it to run when i open my mail program...so that fixed it...thankx

What is this doing. I have seen the option, but nevere seen it working.


Thx, Kees

 

[mattrstewart]

i just make a new script using the above code to enable folder actions, then start entourage...and then save this into an applet