Is there there a way to check a folder/file for changes (includes adding files, deleting files, changes in files,…). The 'Folder action' in Automator is only checking if any files are newly added.
Checking for folder/file changes using Automator
automatorfinderfoldersscript
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Best Answer
You can add a "Run Shell Script" action with the command:
This will give you all files and directories inside
<directory>that have changed since the last change of<reference_file>. Just make sure you modify the<reference_file>each time you run the Automator script.Also give a look to the find manual page (enter
man findin the terminal) for more options. Find is very powerful and further refining your search is usually a matter of a couple of additional options. E.g. to search only for directories modified after<reference_file>:If the version that ships with OSX is not enough, you can also try the version that comes with
findutils(brew, macports etc) which should have slightly more features.