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I am new to automator and was trying to set up a work flow to make thumbnails. I was testing my first step and needless to say, it was not correct. It keeps making copies of a picture and puts them on my desktop. I cannot figure out how to delete it. Help

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 10:30 AM

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Mar 4, 2021 2:05 PM in response to Sharon Lynn

https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/welcome/mac

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