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- Copying Files
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- Monitor a Folder for a Keyword and Download Hourly
- Download PDFs from the Last 7 Days
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Find and Download PDFs Modified in the Last 7 Days on Mac
Use FileBrowser Pro for macOS to monitor folders and automatically find and download PDF files modified in the last 7 days. This custom task works across local storage, NAS, and cloud locations to capture recent files as they appear.
What this task does
- Searches a selected folder or location
- Finds PDF files only
- Filters files modified in the last 7 days
- Copies matching files to a destination folder
How to Create this Custom Task
Click the Sync Tasks location on your home screen.
Then click the + button in the bottom toolbar and select Create Custom Task.
Give your task a name like "Download PDFs last 7 Days"
This will run the task on the files and folders selected from within FileBrowser Pro for Mac.
Use files from:
Change the top dropdown to "Selection when task is run"
Then click the "Insert Step" button.
Find all files in subfolders.
In the new section, change the top dropdown to "files in subfolders"
Then click the "Insert Step" button.
We can now limit our selection to PDF files only.
In the new section, change the top dropdown to "with names matching text"
Type in the input the text you want to match in this case ".pdf".
Change the option of "Anywhere" to "at end"
Then click the "Insert Step" button.
Only include files modified in the last week.
In the new section, change the top dropdown to "including file modified"
Select the next dropdown and choose "within last 7 days"
Then click the "Insert Step" button.
Copy the PDFs matching your date requirements to your "On My iPad/PDFs" folder, ignoring any folders the original files were in. You will see a list of files with plus icons next to them, these are the files that will be copied.
In the new section, change the top dropdown to "Copy to"
Browse to the location you want your PDF files copied to, for example "On My iPad/PDFs"
Choose "ignore source folders" from the last dropdown.
Run task:
Leave it as "Manual".
Click "Close"
To run this Task simply browse to any folder, select files and sub-folders, then the toolbar actions menu and select "Run Custom Task", selecting your new "Download PDFs last 7 Days" task.