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Why less than 200 MB? Because that’s the average size of most apps is below 200 MB and I don’t want to accidentally delete. I told Hazel: in the Downloads folder, if a file’s extension contains “dmg”, it’s less than 200 MB in size and I haven’t touched it in the last 4 hours, then move the file to the Trash. Very simple, but incredibly effective.Īn example is the first rule I created to get rid of apps’ dmg files after a certain amount of time. Rather, it’s an app that monitors folders and performs any action based on the criteria you assigned. Just like with OS X smart folders you can assign criteria and resulting actions (if this, then that), but unlike smart folders Hazel isn’t meant to visualize content or perform specific searches. The thing to understand about Hazel is that it’s like a smart folder…for folders. My Mac is now running a clean install and it’s controlled every single minute in the background by Hazel. There’s a free trial available (14 days) or you can buy the app for $21.95. So I decided to start over: I re-installed OS X (this was needed due to some kernel panics I experienced last week), quickly imported all the files and apps I needed (Dropbox and the Mac App Store are great for this) and installed Hazel. In fact, until a few days ago my MacBook wasn’t minimal or uncluttered at all. pdf files and I don’t remember to empty the Trash. png files my Downloads folder is imploding with. The desktop becomes cluttered with all those. The problem: I take a lot of screenshots every day, download lots of documents and install many different apps and, most of the times, I forget to clean everything up. Put simply, I want to achieve the utopian state of a self-cleaning, self-organizing Mac. Last week, when I was not a “Hazel user”, I couldn’t find a single post about getting started with Hazel, and why you should give it a try. Still, I think I should share my thoughts on why I started using it, especially considering how it’s difficult to find on blogs the reasons why you need Hazel, rather than a list of all the things this utility can do. This is not meant to be a review of Hazel, as I believe the app can go really in-depth with its feature set and I need a few more weeks before writing a proper article. The results, even in a short 3-day testing timeframe, are quite impressive. Following Ben Brooks’ excellent roundup of what can be accomplished with Noodlesoft’s Hazel and a series of great tips I’ve found on the Internet, I decided it was about time to take what many call “the most precious time-saving utility for the Mac” for a spin. While those are the most notable changes with iOS 17.1, Apple also address several other bugs with the update.Over the weekend, I have started using an application several MacStories readers and friends of mine suggested for a very long time: Hazel. That should make it easier to turn off the flashlight if you've turned it on accidentally, or quickly turn it off without going into Control Center. Once you've activated the flashlight, iPhones with the Dynamic Island will now display a flashlight icon in the Live Activities area. Flashlight control in Dynamic IslandĮven though it's not the biggest addition with iOS 17.1, you now gain flashlight controls with the Dynamic Island. Anyone with an iPhone that supports an always-on display - the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max as well as the new iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max - get additional options for how long iOS 17's StandBy Mode will remain active before your screen dims.
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