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When dragging a file or files in the Finder, it is possible to hold certain modifier keys to change exactly what you're doing (e.g. ⌘⌥ to create an alias).
I'd like to be able to drag several files, hold down some combination of modifiers, drop them in a folder, and find them in a newly-created subfolder there.
I don't believe there is a native way to do this, but how can I create a macro to accomplish this with Better Touch Tool or Keyboard Maestro?
One option would be to create an Automator service and assign it a shortcut in the Keyboard preferences.
tell application "Finder"
reopen
activate
set p to (system attribute "HOME") & "/Downloads/"
set target of Finder window 1 to POSIX file p
end tell
You could also save the script to ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Finder/ with AppleScript Editor and use FastScripts to assign the shortcut.
Well, here you go with an AppleScript for that.
First, create the AppleScript:
Library/Services/ in your Home Folder.try
tell application "Finder" to set the this_folder ¬
to (folder of the front window) as alias
on error -- no open folder windows
set the this_folder to path to desktop folder as alias
end try
set thefilename to text returned of (display dialog ¬
"Create file named:" default answer "filename.txt")
set thefullpath to POSIX path of this_folder & thefilename
do shell script "touch \"" & thefullpath & "\""
To add it as a shortcut:
Best Answer
As of OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”, you can do this right from the Finder:
You bring up 3rd-party apps. I don’t see how Keyboard Maestro could help in this particular instance. Hazel — or indeed Apple’s own folder actions — might, but only if your target was always the same folder or set of folders.
But you might want to look at some of LaunchBar’s less known capabilities: here’s a deep navigationless link to their keyboard-powered drag-and-drop instructions.