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    Alfred 5.5 is now available!

    in Discussion & Help

    Posted

    Alfred 5.5's first beta went out a week ago, and it's been a solid release so far! Beta 2 (build 2253) is now available on the pre-release channel.

     

    Here are the changes from Beta 1 to Beta 2:

    • Add "View in Alfred" as new default result modifier action in Advanced prefs
    • Add optional knowledge based sorting to the Grid View, defaulted to enabled
    • Add spell checking options to the Text View
    • Add ctrl+n/p navigation in Grid View
    • Add text size options to the Text View including global sizing options
    • Tweaks to Markdown Rendering
    • Fix rendering issue when jumping Alfred Window between displays with an over-sized Alfred window
    • Fix Text View crash after confusing Undo Manager with dynamic script population
    • Add display mode options to PDF View, with Automatic mode which remembers the view setting on the PDF View popup
    • A number of code clean-ups and performance tweaks; Gotta keep Alfred lean! :)
    • Fix a few spelling mistakes

     

    Cheers,
    Vero

    Workflows Disappeared + Lost Preferences

    in Workflow Help & Questions

    Posted

    @Keith Helfrich Welcome to the forum.

     

    If the location was renamed, but otherwise the contents was kept the same, pointing Alfred's sync location (from the Advanced prefs) to the new one should be sufficient. The file you want to find / keep backed up is your Alfred.alfredpreferences bundle.

     

    There are a few other things to check with Dropbox:

    • Ensure the folder containing your Alfred preferences is set to always be available offline, which you can set by right-clicking the folder in Finder
    • Check the history of the file in Dropbox itself to make sure you're not looking at a legacy / previous version you'd used

    If you keep a Time Machine backup of your Mac, you can revert to a date before your Dropbox change, and look for the Alfred.alfredpreferences bundles. Keep a copy of this somewhere safe and I'll help you reset your preferences :)

     

    Cheers,
    Vero

    ChatGPT / DALL-E - OpenAI integrations

    in Share your Workflows

    Posted

    23 hours ago, Buffer said:

    I was actually wondering if there was rough data on what average consumer usage was for sending API requests via the workflow.

     

    @Buffer Just to clarify, we don't track your data so Alfred doesn't hold any knowledge of your API usage. Your privacy has always been a priority for us, so we don't keep aggregate data of users' Alfred usage, don't track your searches and don't host your preferences. 

     

    You could create a quick keyword-based shortcut to launch the API usage page of the OpenAI site so you can easily pop it up to see how much data you've used. It won't take long for you to get a feel for your own usage level, I'm sure! :) 

    Clipboard histroy - Strange strings

    in Discussion & Help

    Posted

    @nano5 That may be copied from a spreadsheet and formatted by the inputting app. Remember that apps can copy things to your clipboard without your direct knowledge or action.

     

    When you see the Alfred icon like that, it can also indicate that Alfred doesn't know the source, or have been copied by Universal Clipboard :) 

    Alfred stopped listing folders in search results

    in Discussion & Help

    Posted

    @ZG13 Welcome to the forum!

     

    Alfred has a built-in File Search Troubleshooting tool; Open your Alfred preferences to Help > Troubleshooting > Run Troubleshooting... then drag in some folders/files you can't find in Alfred. You'll find out whether they're indexed, whether they're in the search scope etc...

     

    You'll find more details here on the indexing page, including how to rebuild your Mac's index:

    https://www.alfredapp.com/help/troubleshooting/indexing/

     

    If you're still having issues finding files, please provide all the information outlined on the page above so that we can help you further. :)

     

    Cheers,
    Vero

    Legendary Supporter Status

    in Discussion & Help

    Posted

    @sepulchra No license will have been issued in your case, as you upgraded from Legendary to Legendary+, and therefore already have a Legendary license at hand.

     

    Users going from Mega Supporter to Legendary, as is the scenario for @Mr Pennyworth, will receive a new license as it allows them to activate with the Legendary license, reflecting their shiny new status in the preferences!

     

    We're humbled that the community asked us to create this additional way to support Alfred; This really is the nicest corner of the internet :) 

    Search is Unable to Find Files in a Specific Directory

    in Discussion & Help

    Posted

    @Jaydeez Taking a look at your metadata more closely, the files are listed as System Files

     

    On 2/26/2024 at 5:24 PM, Jaydeez said:

    kMDItemSupportFileType             = (
        MDSystemFile
    )

     

    As such, you'll need to use a File Filter workflow to find these, as the flexibility of File Filters allows you to include System Files in your results.

     

    I've created one you can download here. It has the keyword "sys" and searches everything within / so you may want to modify these to suit how you want to use it.

     

    File Search Including System Files Workflow

     

    Let me know how you get on :) 

    Lost all collections of snippets, lost more than a thousand snippets.

    in Closed

    Posted

    @Rene Could you please email our info@ email address with your Diagnostics? You can get this by typing "?diagnostics" into Alfred, and can then attach it to your email. I'll then take a look at your information first thing tomorrow morning (as it's currently 10:30pm here in the UK).

     

    Please also specify which sync service you have been using, if any, so that I can be more accurate in my response.

     

    In any case, if you have a backup of your preferences, there's nothing to worry about. I'll be able to walk you through the steps needed to recover all of your snippets. :)

     

    Cheers,
    Vero

    Lost all collections of snippets, lost more than a thousand snippets.

    in Closed

    Posted

    @Rene The snippets.alfdb is only a transient database, so please look out for folders with the name of your collections in Trash. If you can see these, back them up somewhere safe and we'll help you reset your preferences. Each folder will contain .json files for each snippet, and is the key data you need to recover.

     

    If you have Time Machine or any other kind of backup, we can also help you locate your collections there. 

     

    As well as confirming which versions of Alfred and macOS you're using, it would be helpful to know whether you're syncing your preferences, and if so, what service you're using.

    Random features do not work in mini music player

    in Bug Reports

    Posted

    @mpusch Thanks for sending the Diagnostics and iTunes.alfdb through.

     

    We've had a look at everything you've provided, and I can't work out why random albums wouldn't be working for you. I have the same configuration and everything seems to be working normally on our various test Macs. 

     

    Could you try quitting Alfred, deleting the iTunes.alfdb file manually then relaunching and rebuilding? This will help ensure the database is definitely being rebuilt, just on the off-chance that there are permissions issues on your Mac.

     

    Is there anything else in iTunes or the Mini Player exhibiting unusual behaviour? I can't think of anything else to check at this point. 

    Web Search Priority

    in Alfred Feature Suggestions

    Posted

    @Mogul Welcome to the forum :) 

     

    Alfred doesn't use them randomly; He learns from your usage and associates the keyword you type to the result you choose.

     

    For example, if you typed "m" and chose Apple Maps a few times, Alfred will show Apple Maps when you type "m". If you then typed "maps" and chose Google Maps, Alfred will associate Google Maps to you typing "maps" in full. 

     

    In other words, it's not just the full keyword you have set, but also how much of it you type before selecting it as the right result.

     

    You can find out more about how Alfred sets knowledge here:
    https://www.alfredapp.com/help/kb/understanding-result-ordering/

     

    Cheers,
    Vero

    Random features do not work in mini music player

    in Bug Reports

    Posted

    @mpusch Could you please paste this path into Alfred and take a look at the iTunes.alfdb? Is the last modified date current?

     

    ~/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred/

     

    Next, please open Alfred's preferences to Features > Music > Advanced and click "Reset Music Library". Pop up the Mini Player and try using Random once again.

     

    If the issue persists, could you please send your iTunes.alfdb and your Diagnostics to our info@ address, including a reference link back to this thread for context? You can get your Diagnostics file by typing "?diagnostics" into Alfred and choosing "Export Diagnostics...". 

     

    Cheers,
    Vero

    Random features do not work in mini music player

    in Bug Reports

    Posted

    @mpusch Welcome to the forum :)

     

    Could you please let us know:

    • Version of Alfred
    • Version of macOS
    • Whether you have locally-stored music, an Apple Music subscription, etc?
    • If you open the Music app in the background, do you see the new track appear at the top of the player, but it just doesn't start to play?

    If you can provide as much details as possible (e.g. did this work previously? Has it changed recently, perhaps after a macOS upgrade?), we'll help you get to the bottom of this. 

     

    Cheers,
    Vero

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