Remove old tags in Maverick?
After finally installing OS X Mavericks I am now trying to remove all my old tags on files and folders that has been used in older versions of osx.
They are listed according to the new tag system (even if it is old tags) in a folder but when all files are activated I can't seem to remove or change the tag (retreived from the old OS X system).
What am I missing - (or is it Maverick that has missed something ...)?
iPhone 5s, iOS 7.0.4
You can remove the tags individually from the contextual menu, and from from the Get Info window they can all be removed at once - you will need write access to the files in order to change tags.
Unfortunately that does not solv my problem. I can not edit them individually - we're talking about approx. 2 - 300 labeled folders/files (in Maverick called tags). Let me give you an example of what I want to do:
I need to be able to list all my Red tags in file/folder creation order. Then be able to select all Red tags - except for the once that has been created under 2013 - and then remove the tag for all of these with a one or two clicks/commands.
The problem seems to be that Maverick does not allows me to multi-edit old Labels (=remove label from them). I can multi-add or -remove the new "Tags" but not the old "Labels" (that are shown as Tags) in the new OS X Mavericks ...
Test this Automator Workflow on a few files to see if it works. If it does, it can be automated to change all files:
Edit: I'm getting inconsistent results if run on a File that has a Tag Color (not a Label Color). The Tag Color is not removed, but Finder does not show the "dot"
It looks like multiple labels and tags can also be edited from the Inspector window (option-command-i).
Thx Tony
I've never used the Automator so I will have to look at your screendump and then try to figure out how to get the same settings as you have. Most of my commands are in Swedish so I'll have to look for the correct commands.
It will be interesting to try to figure out a feature never used before
The great thing about living is that we learn something new every day 🙂
Aha, voilá.
That did it! You're a champ!
I'll will also try to figure out how to use the Automator - seems to be a great thing to know in the long run ...
Wait... what? What's the solution? The AppleScript in Automator? I haven't every really used Automator, and my copy in Mavericks doesn't look anything like that, so I have no clue what to do. Is there a way to run this in the command line in Terminal?
See above, the solution was to select the files, then ⌥⌘I
(option-command-I)
Thx Tony T1 for replying
Thanks to you and (and Tony T1 for emphasis) a long-standing problem on another thread (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5670489?answerId=25413544022#25413544022) has been solved,
Brian
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