Hot Folders

ScrodMan

Hello.

I have a question about hot folders, please.

I have successfully set up a hot folder that I can drag images to on both Windows and Mac machines and the images upload properly to the mediabin. However, I am having some issues.

First, on a Windows machine, I had tested the hot folder with a setting of TRUE for "Delete source files after processing". The problem is if I upload a folder that contains some images, then the folder is not deleted after processing, only the images contained within are deleted. Does anyone know how to get the whole upload to be deleted recursively including folders?

Second, on a Mac machine, single uploads of an image fail if "Delete source files after processing" is turned on. The error messages posted in the log seemed to indicate problems with .DS_Store and ICON files. For some reason turning off the "Delete source files after processing" option makes everything work. I did notice one additional problem that the hot folder continues attempting to upload these mac system files (ICON) and failing. Any ideas how to prevent this?

Thanks!

msnider

Not deleting folders is by design and actually came about as a customer feature request. If this is functionality you really need, we can add it as a feature request. Or you can easily create your own process to clean up folders on a periodic basis using Windows Scheduled Tasks.

Filenames beginning with a period are not valid files for MediaBin and will not be processed thru HotFolders. However, this should not prevent the HotFolder from processing other files. If this is the case, then you may need to open a support case so that we can diagnose your particular issue. If you do open a support case, be sure to attach your HotFolder logs showing the specific error.

Mark