Deleted automator app keeps on running! How to stop it?

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Deleted automator app keeps on running! How to stop it?

I was learning to use automator and created a pilot app to automatically transfer downloaded audio into iTunes. After ascertaining it worked, I created a better one that deleted the source file and sorted it into a playlist. But the first one kept on running so I ended up with two copies of every song! I went to ~/Library/Workflows, deleted everything there, and restarted the computer. Clearing ~/Library/Services and ~/Library/Scripts did not work as well. What should I do?!

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011)

Posted on Nov 24, 2015 6:02 PM

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red_menace

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Nov 24, 2015 6:41 PM in response to LyKit

Without seeing your workflow, I am going to guess that you made a folder action, and that you have checked the folder action setup of the attached folder.

A folder action Automator workflow is automatically passed files that are added to an attached folder. Multiple copies is a symptom of doing something like adding another action that gets files, which can result in duplicates in the input file list.

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LyKit Author

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Nov 24, 2015 6:54 PM in response to red_menace

Thanks for the response! My workflow consisted of two things: Import audio, and pause iTunes.

In any case, I stopped everything - cleared all folder actions, and deleted everything in ~/Library/Workflows, Services and Scripts folders. The second workflow stopped running, but the first didn't - so now even though I don't have anything set up, any downloaded audio still gets sent straight to iTunes. I suppose I could live with that, but it would be nice to have the source files deleted automatically.

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red_menace

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Nov 24, 2015 7:02 PM in response to LyKit

The original folder action would have been disabled/removed, I am thinking it is your new folder action that is doing the duplications.

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