How to use automator to duplicate files into separate folder?

i am running the latest version of Yosemite just to clarify.
My question is, is it possible to use automator to automatically copy a file thats added to a folder to a separate folder?
to clarify, i have a drive account that has all my university work stored in a folder called university, i also have a folder on my HD called university.
When i work on something i open it from the university folder on my HD, and when im done working i have to copy the file manually into the drive folder.
Is there any way that i can use automator to detect when a file gets saved in a folder on my hard drive and automatically copy it to my drive folder?

Hello,
I really don't have much of an idea, but since no one has replied yet, I'll offer this...
I wonder if it's a matter of having to clear browser caches & reloading the page?

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