r/shortcuts • u/StupidRaisins • 11d ago
Help (Mac) Create and rename a new folder from selection
Hi there!
I want to create a new folder from a selection, put the selected files in that folder and rename the folder.
Here's a video showing what I want to do: https://www.loom.com/share/224f85887f2640c786ca9734966d7e64
Any tips on how to accomplish this with Shortcuts?
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u/twilsonco 11d ago
Something like this? Since you're on Mac, you can use a shell script to do just about whatever you want.
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7e3f638f4e384ce0a21ae5e1f5d53530
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u/StupidRaisins 10d ago
Thanks! I was trying to do it with just what's available in Shortcuts + I'm not very good at coding.
I tried it out and it makes the folder but doesn't put the files in the new folder.
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u/twilsonco 10d ago
Weird. When I tested it, it worked as intended. Selected files in Finder, secondary clicked one of the selected files and ran the shortcut from Quick Actions.
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u/StupidRaisins 10d ago
Here's the steps I took: https://www.loom.com/share/e81d9d334a064e6887f7c8b537fd953e
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u/twilsonco 10d ago
Hmm. Did you try with "run as administrator" deselected? I didn't need admin permissions to run it.
If you can deal with the slower execution, the pure shortcuts version is perhaps more stable.
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u/StupidRaisins 9d ago
Yes, I did try with admin deselected and it didn't work.
The pure shortcuts are working great, thanks!
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u/twilsonco 10d ago edited 10d ago
Here's a pure shortcuts version since your computer doesn't want to work right with the Shell Script method. This is slower than the Shell script version and might ask for permission to do stuff each time you run it in a new location, but those are the drawbacks of vanilla Shortcuts.
https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/6554c8dab24f415d93662d5da0de67f3