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Hello Zapier Community,

I want to set up an automation that does the following:

  1. Monitors a specific folder for new files.
  2. When a new file appears, extracts a person's name from that file.
  3. Checks if a folder already exists with that person's name in the same directory.
  4. If the folder exists, places the file inside it.
  5. If the folder doesn't exist, creates a new folder with the person's name and then puts the file in it

I was able to create a zap that detects new Google Drive files within a folder, but I’m not sure how to assign the new files to the correct folder. Any help would be much appreciated, thank you.

Hi @Johncher 

For us to have more context, please post screenshots with how your Zap steps are outlined and configured.

 

  • When a new file appears, extracts a person's name from that file.
    • Do you mean from the file name or from within the file?