folder action scripts failing: "Finder got an error: Can’t get alias "

drop file in folder with this script attached in folder actions:


on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items

try

tell application "Finder"

set the folder_name to the name of this_folder

set pp to quoted form of POSIX path of this_folder as string

end tell

...


folder exists b/c attached folder action script was triggered

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 13.7

Posted on Mar 24, 2025 1:57 PM

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