Bug with smart rules / Disappearing smart rules after fresh installation

DEVONthink
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how to reset the preferences?

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Quit DEVONthink 3. Then enterā€¦

defaults delete com.devon-technologies.think3

ā€¦in the Terminal.

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WOW, after doing this and restarting DT3beta1 the smartrules re-appeared (but not the smartrules.plist in application-support / devonthink3).

After closing DT3 and re-starting it, the smartrules again have disappeared.

Strangeā€¦ really strangeā€¦

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Just customize them (e.g. add or rename a rule), this will create the file.

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Indeed, this was the solution.

  1. reset the preferences
  2. adding an own smart rule (before closing DT3) --> the plist file is created
  3. closing DT3
  4. starting DT3 --> the standard smart rules are thereā€¦

THANKS so much for this workaroundā€¦ This solved the issue. I hope my bug report helped you to fix it for beta2

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@BLUEFROG what I did not understand from the documentation (maybe due to my bad English), do the smart rules run always in the background and directly apply to any (new) file in the database? Or do they only apply when I click on them? Is there an explanation of the standard / sample smart rules in the documentation? Or then in the manual? I would like to better understand the smart rules (and I have read the documentation chapter about smart rules, but there are some open questions about the samples that you have included)

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This depends on the smart rule, see popup menu right after ā€œFolgende Aktionen durchfĆ¼hren:ā€.

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Smart rules are covered in the Help, in the Automation chapter. Also, events and actions are listed in the Appendix.

Smart rules trigger per the specified event trigger. They donā€™t trigger by merely selecting the smart rule in the Navigate sidebar.

They can be applied to chosen items via the Apply Rule command. Again, this applies to selected items.
You can also drop items on a smart rule to perform the actions on them.

They can also be run via the Perform Rules found in the Tools menu. This runs the rule as itā€™s specified. This is a powerful option and you should be sure before running it. If you are using broad criteria, like Kind is Any Document in all databases, it could lead to undesirable results.

I hope that helps.

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Thanks to both of you! Wonderful support! The best support ever! DT3 alone is great, but with @BLUEFROG and @cgrunenberg the experience is simply unbelievable!

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Youā€™re very welcome! :slight_smile:

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This ~/Application Support/DEVONthink 3 doesnā€™t even exist. This path it only takes me to Uses>home.

You missed Library before applications :wink:

~/Library/Application Support/DEVONthink 3
Correct one.

Thanks. Worked for me.

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Ughā€¦ good catch. Corrected above

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