I want to make a Smart Folder with audio files. I want to exclude all files that are from the Apple Music Folders, and some other folders as well.
Which rules would I add to do this?
I tried using Document Container and Where From, pasting in the file path and haven't been able to get this to work.
Thank you,
Dan
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.3
There aren't any "rules" for selecting a folder. None of the things that look like they could be are not.
If you create the search in a folder that does not contain the Apple Music folders, you won't get any results from those.
There aren't any "rules" for selecting a folder. None of the things that look like they could be are not.
If you create the search in a folder that does not contain the Apple Music folders, you won't get any results from those.
Sorry, I do not understand your answer. Maybe my question was not clear enough.
Let me rephrase my question:
I export a lot of audio files from various softwares. They get put into many different folders.
I wanted to do an advanced search of my entire file system to find files that are:
In the photo below, you will see that I have iTunes songs showing up in the search. I would like to exclude these files based on their location.
Is this possible?
Dan
I completely understand your question. You don't understand my answer.
What you want to do is not possible.
The only way to avoid folders is start from a folder that doesn't contain any of the folders you wish to exclude.
Do you use the Music app? I don't have Apple Music but would this work for you:
Then you could create a playlist of just Apple music if it's the same as Downloaded.
Remove a File Path from Smart Folder using Rules
