I often use AirDrop to move photos from my iPhone to my Mac, and I'd like to automatically convert any HEIC photos to JPEG. I created this folder action in Automator, and it works when a photo is dragged into the Downloads folder but not when it has arrived via AirDrop. Is there a trick to getting folder actions to work with AirDropped files?
Automator AirDrop – Folder Action to Convert Image Format
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Best Answer
This works for me, though the conversion is from jpeg as I have an oldish iPhone :(
I have added lots of notifications to confirm each step - simple debugging!
The pause is a hint I got sometime ago for AirDrop. Your Get Selected Finder Items is either unneeded or wrong (not sure which).