I added a indexed folder to one of my databases where I can drop images from outside of DT.
However when I add a new image via finder it does not show up in DT. Am I missing some setting?
Please provide more specific information when reporting such things, e.g., where is this indexed folder?
The indexed folder is on my hard drive.
I added it via File-> Index Files and Folder to my database.
It is just a folder where I can drop a file which should then be added to DT.
In DT I have a smart rule for that group which runs "on import’ but those files never appear in that folder in DT and thus the smart rule is not executed
Is this a cloud folder?
no, its just a simple folder. /Users/kaputtzimon/myfolder.
It is weird because I already have such a indexed folder in my other db where another process adds videos, those videos then appear in DT. And this works perfectly…
Is the folder added after using File > Updated Indexed Items for the enclosing indexed group?
no, but I clicked on File-> Updated Indexed Items afterwards with no result
Was the enclosing indexed group selected before using this command? Anything logged to Window > Log?
nothing in the logs.
I am not sure if it was selected, but I removed the folder and added it again without selecting anything.
same behavior… when I freshly add the folder all files are there in DT but when I add another file to this folder in Finder, this new files does not appear in DT.
A screenshot of the indexed group in DEVONthink and of the same folder in the Finder for comparison might be useful, thanks!
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I also tried it me other folders / with empty folders at start… but no matter what I do, whenever I drop a file in the folder it does not appear in DT
Have you emptied your database’s Trash?
You are sure you have updated the index? Menu : File → Update Indexed Items for that database?
@BLUEFROG no I have not, if possible I would like to avoid this.
@rmschne so… I tried to update the indexed file again and then the missing file(s) appeared ( I prop. did something wrong the first time). But when I then again put a file in the folder, DT does not index it.
Or at least not in the 5 Minutes I waited
Why? The Trash isn’t another filing cabinet. (Neither is the system Trash.) In fact, we blogged about this very recently…
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@BLUEFROG ok, I emptied the trash now. The files still wont show up, only when I hit “updated indexed items”
[Edit] It seems not to work for new items, not sure why though
- Is the Finder folder synced by some other process?
- Do you have this folder indexed in more than one location in DEVONthink?
The Finder folder was not synced with any other process, but I tried to remove it in DT and readd it several times.
But it works now, I guess the trash deletion did the trick.
Thanks for your support!
You’re welcome and I’m glad to hear it’s working now. 
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