Smart Folder Help

I have a folder for a specific project I'm working on and I want to create a smart folder that I can add to my sidebar that will list only files within that project folder that have been opened within the past week. How would I do this? Whenever I try to create a smart folder, it only lets me choose from "My Mac" or "Applications."
Thanks

open your project folder in finder and enter command+f. this will start a search where you can choose "my mac" or that folder for location to search. enter the search parameters and save the search as a smart search.

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Ok so I have created a smart folder to show any tracks from my library that have not been played in the last year. However, it only removes the track if it gets played all the way through, rather than if I skip it after a few seconds.
What parameters can I set to ensure they get removed if it gets played all the way through or it gets skipped?
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ah i have worked this out! Just incase anyone else is looking for the answer here it is...
last played - is not in the last - 12 months
then click the ... as opposed to the +
last skipped - is not in the last - 12 months
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Dear friends
I have a really big problem with saving smart folders : i do all the steps until I press "save" - at that point the save widow only appears for 1 second and than disappears so I am unable to specify the location where I want to same the smart folder.
I get he same disappearing act when I try to add a shared folder in the "share" menu - I press the "+", the window appears for a second and than it's gone.
Please help as this is becoming very annoying.
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What you are experiencing is absolutely incorrect behavior for any OS. If you haven't already, you might start thinking about re-installing Leopard. You could try most or all of the typical troubleshooting steps first though. +i.e. Trash certain Preferences files, Repair Permissions, Reset PRAM, Unplug all devices, Log in as Guest user, Boot into Safe Mode, Check connections, Check for proper Firmware version, Un-install (clean) third party apps, Unplug power for 20 minutes, Hit the side of the case real hard....no don't do that one, etc.+ Its one thing for the data algorithm of the OS to be on the outs but when the UI elements won't operate correctly, as in your case, it sounds serious to me. Sorry I can't give you anything more specific.
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Creating a smart folder with Terminal?

What I'm trying to do might not be possible, which wouldn't surprise me at all. What I'd like to do is one of the following:
1. Create a smart folder that contains everything in the "/" folder.
2. Create a smart folder that is populated with every volume currently mounted on my Mac.
Essentially what I'm hoping to do is create a smart folder I can then use as a stack that would contain all the volumes currently located on my Mac. The only solution I've found so far for this is to use the /Volumes/ folder but this doesn't suit my needs as occasionally I get double icons for drives (1 being the alias the second being a private folder). Also it fails aesthetically which is part of the reason I'm doing this in the first place.
If anyone could recommend a solution that'd be great. I figured Terminal was my best bet, unfortunately my knowledge of this form of coding is non-existent and no amount of Google searches could help me.

I don't see how either item on your wish list can be satisfied by any of this "smart" stuff. The smart searches/folders are based on queries against the same metadata used by Spotlight - and that doesn't even look at / or /Volumes. Even if the info were available, is it up-to-the-minute enough to really be usable?
If you want to examine the built-in searches as a guide, you'll find them in:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/CannedSearches
Note that each of the items therein is a package, so you'll have to drill a bit deeper to get to the query file. I found that Property List Editor from XTools was a good way to get a structured view of them.

If I create a smart folder in iPhoto, and then delete it, are the pictures gone?

I am still trying to figure iPhoto out. I just created a "Smart Folder" and it imported some of my photos. I decided to delete that folder. Did that delete the pictures or are they still somewhere else in iPhoto or on my computer? Thanks!

several issues with your question
1 - there is no such thing as a smart folder in iPhoto
2 - folders in iPhoto can not hold photos and it is not possile to import photos into them
3 - there are smart albums - deleting a smart album has no effect on the photos - the "contents" of the smart album are simply pointers to the photos in your library that meet the criteria - deleting the album has no effect on the photos themselves
4 - as the contents of a smart album is the photos that meets the criteria it is no possible to import photo into a smart album
5 - it is helpful to know what version of iPhoto you have
So please ask with correct terms since we can not see you or your computer and can only help based on wha tyou tell us
LN

Smart folder sorting?

I have long relied on smart folders to help me find the largest files on my hard drive, letting me save space when necessary... however, I can't seem to find any size-sorting option on Smart Folders this time around (when it was really easy to find in OS X 10.4). I can sort in regular folders by size, but not in Smart Folders... anyone figure this out?

Two options:
1) Click Cmd+F. This will create a search. With the little drop down menu on the left (might start with "Kind") select "Other". A window pops up and you can select "Size" (if you use this a lot, select the tick box on the right that says "In Menu"). Then set your size and Spotlight will find it for you. Then, once the search is running/ran, click on the "Save" button, and it will save to your Saved Searches in your sidebar (which I think is a cool addition)
2) Similar to the first... Press OptCmdN (or select New Smart Folder from the File menu) just like before. In the toolbar, there should be a little gear (if not, add it to the toolbar by going to the View menu and selecting Customize Toolbar). Click on the gear and then on the option "Show Search Criteria". Repeat the second half of option 1 above and TA-DA!, you have yourself a new smart folder.

Smart folder can't show recent folder correctly

Hi all,
I would like to quickly view/select the recently opened folders in finder but I can't really find any efficient ways to do it.
Finder->Go->Recent folders does show what I need, but limited to 10, and it's not convenient to click.
I tried to setup smart folder with "show folder only" and use raw query "kMDItemLastUsedDate >= $time.today(-2)". I suppose this should be simple but it didn't work well.
My finder shows files in column view, and Finder->Go->Recent folders always reflect what it should be, but the smart folder method just won't give me the folder I navigated, but sometimes show up folder I didn't actually opened (perhaps by other program, but these won't appear in Finder->Go->Recent folders).
Any one has ideas on this?
I will be very grateful if anyone can help.
Jake
PS: Default folder X is good, but I don't usually work in the open-save dialog style when working with files. Also finder shows the recent folders by alphabetical order but not ordering by time, which is kind of annoying..

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Smart Folder bug

Any time I use a smart folder, well I have only tried with one. With the search criteria, system turned on, and visibility to everything. So that I can search my whole system. Everytime I do this I cannot search anything after. Nothing, in finder or anything until I restart. Spotlight seems to work. It sometimes comes up with a few results, I didn't notice a pattern just yet, but there are very few. Once I restart it works normally until again I make another smart folder and search in it. Also I did try rebuilding the spotlight index after making a smart folder to no avail. I tried resetting PRAM, SMC, fixing my drives permissions/repairing. Nothing has worked. Please help!. Ive also noticed significant performance changes in yosmite.

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Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
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Mac Smart Folder not working for Images received o...

Hi Guys,
Im a project manager and uses Skype alot. For my ease Im using Mac Smart folder option to place all the filese I received in the selective folder.
Solution :
1. I created a Smart Folder
2. In Smart folder I place a filter "Where From"
3. In "Where From" I use the sender Skype ID
4. I put auto recieve file on skype this is convinent as I don't have to click on every file seprately
Issue :
Images recieved through Skype aren't providing all data like "Senders SkypeID" in More Info>Where From field. Getting this data for all other documents and audio files.
Key Finding :
Im using this method for the last one year but haven't got this issue in past. But recently my images aren't filter properly.
a. When I check the info of documet file. It shows me the sender name in "Where from" field - Thats perfect. (File>Get Info>Where From)
b. When I check the info of an iamge file. It doesn't show the sender username.
Please assist me on this issue as this impacting my overall project effeciency.
Note : The issue happened recently.
Regards,
Cashew.
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hi there,
that error message sounds like you placed a shared folder within a parent folder that is not shared. It also can help to boot into Recovery Mode (pressing Command and R simultanously when hearing the startup tune), launch Disk Utility, select the disk containing your OSX installation (usually named Macintosh HD) and choose Verify Disk Permissions. Should any problems be reported select Repair Disk Permissions. Once that is finished, reboot normally.
Though unlikely, it might have happened during all the folder removing and readding that some Permissions are out of sync. So checking these Permissions is merely a precaution
Once you are back in "normal" OSX using your admin account, try this:
Open Terminal from the Utilites folder
enter the following commands one line at a time:
mkdir /Users/Shared/Family
mkdir /Users/Shared/Family/Movies
mkdir /Users/Shared/Family/Mom
chown -R <placeholder> /Users/Shared/Family
chmod -R 755 /Users/Shared/Family
Be sure to replace <placeholder> with your account's short name (no brackets!)
Now open System Preferences and select Sharing
Select File Sharing from the left pane
Click on the little plus and add /Users/Shared/Family to your shares (The subfolders are automatically included)
in the right most pane check the access privileges. They are set, so that you can read and write to those folders, while everyone else can only read. If you want everybody to have read and write privileges, use 777 instead of 755 within the terminal last command.
Now the other computers should be able to see and use the shared folder you just created.
If you create individual user accounts on your machine for every family member you want to access the shared folders, you can choose far more sophisticated levels of access privileges.
Hope this helps,
Chris

Smart Folder Colum Icon

After probably years of looking at my the Mail app, I just noticed a "new" column icon for Smart Folders (two opposite pointing arrows, one pointing 10 o'clock, one pointing 4 o'clock). It apparently indicates the top level for a multiple nested Smart Folder, but it doesn't appear on all of my multiple nested folders, so I'm not quite sure what it indicates.
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Thank you David. I typically do not use that feature, hence my unfamiliarity with it. I've recently had some trouble with Mail and apparently that feature got turned on. All better now.
- Dean

Dumb User - Smart Folder

Clearly, I don’t understand the whole “Smart Folder” or “Smart Mailbox” thing. Really, I’m missing something pretty darn basic. I’ve made several “Smart Folders” and then entered a bunch of conditions, and that’s it. I try to test it by sending myself a message with the criteria I set, but nothing happens. So, I figure it has to be something with the “Smart Folders” but still I’m lost. Now, I don’t even understand how to delete all this wizardry and cry for help.
Regards,
MBP-15" / 2.16 / W8612... Mac OS X (10.4.6) G4 Tower (OS 9/10), Dell 620 WorkStation (XP Pro), Gateway P4 (XP Home)

We can most definitely help out. Let's start out by you telling us what kind of Smart Mailbox you want. Then tell us how you built it. It's probably something simple and having another set of eyes look at it may help.
One thing you can test yourself is on one of the Smart Mailboxes you've created, be sure that the condition is set to "All" or "Any" based on your needs. "All" means that every test you give it must pass in order for the whole thing to be true. "Any" means if any one of the conditions is true then the whole thing is true. Having this one setting wrong can throw the whole thing off.
Bronson

Smart Album Help

Smart Album help, please! While converting old slides to digital, I am importing to iPhoto in small batches. I have created a "smart album" for the converted slides expecting successive imports would automatically install into that "converted slides" titled smart album. It's not happening. ? ? ? I titled the 2nd imported batch "converted slides". This 2nd import is sitting in "Last Roll" rather than automatically moving to the smart album. How do I move this 2nd batch of 242 photos from "Last Roll" into its designated album? I tried "drag n drop" the whole roll, perusing iPhoto help menu, to no avail. HELP!
Neophyte NaNa

On further review of the iPhoto Help menu, it seems that an "Album" is much more flexible than the smart album. Can I change a smart album into a regular album? Or, I've created a "folder" for the smart album. Now, if I "Trash" the smart album, will the folder of slides remain? My right shoulder aches from too many hours on this project, that now I'm afraid to try anything for fear of loosing all that work. SHEEESH.
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How do you sort pics in a smart folder in the Photos App? Date, Name, etc.

Yes, when I do that it sorts the albums in the folder by name.
I may have misused terminology, I meant Smart Albums not smart folders, if this makes a difference.
Thanks for your help!

Why can't I delete photos from within a smart folder?

I setup smart folders to help me weed out certain types of bad photos. The problem is, now that I have collected these photos I am unable to "move to trash" from within a smart folder. Why do you suppose Apple did this? Every time I find a photo I need to delete, that is inside one of these smart folders, I have to return to the Photos library and try and track it down in there......then move it to trash.
Any ideas?

Perhaps you are hitting the wrong key combination?
Command key is the Apple key. So you should be holding down the Apple key & the option key and while holding hit delete.
Perhaps you are holding down Ctrl instead?
Also, which keyboard do you have? I wonder if there is an issue with the laptop and new iMac shorty keyboards where delete and backspace are treated differently. The new keyboards do a "forward delete" by holding down the Fn key along with delete. Maybe something there is causing an issue?
Patrick

Mail 6.2 - I can't keep drafts out of a smart folder.

I love smart folders. They are great for dividing and subdividing my mail, do the organizing for me. They can put the school stuff where I want it and know the difference between, say, physics and petrology. Same for sports: little league goes here, old-guy softball team goes there. Brilliant.
I also love the auto-draft feature. The sample rate is such that I'm never a sentance or two ahead of my last saved draft. Again, brilliant.
The problem lies with an interface of these two much-beloved aspects of my new machine (2012 Air, OSX 10.8.2). I can't figure out how to keep the many iterations of each draft matching the appropriate smart folder criteria out of said smart folder. Having one complete version of the final sent message would be great. Having a running record of the message in the folder is not so great.
I have tried creating rules that:
remove any message with my email in the "from" category.
make an exhaustive list of addressees and addressors (is that a word?) as requirements to be in the folder.
list obvious addressees/-ors that would be obviously not appropriate for that folder.
None of these worked 100% and in some cases they screwed up the whole grand idea.
One glaring issue is this:
When I opt to not include messages from the trash in the requirements menu for a smart folder it has no effect. I end up with trash items in the smart folder - in this case, heaps of draft iterations from the same message. Since drafts seem to go away after the corresponding message is sent, I wonder if there is a ding in the program itself that's overlooking this.
Or, equally likely, I'm missing something really obvious.
So, obviously, help, advise, opine, etc. I have a few opinions as to what could be added to Mail 6.3 to make it even more convenient for my little world but I'll save the wish list for another forum.
Thanks,
Adrian

A smart folder is just a saved search based on a search criteria. The mail isn't in the folder, it's just the results of a "find". Look for the mail in one of your inboxs. The only way to alter the contents of a smart mailbox is to delete the mail, change the search criteria or move it to a folder the smart folder doesn't search.

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