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OrderlyWatch with optional Auto-apply · v1.0.0-beta.1 · Windows

Watch detects new files. You decide when to organize.

Orderly Watch monitors folders for new files without moving anything automatically. Optional Auto-apply lets you automate a single trusted profile when you're ready.

  • Watch detects changes
  • Auto-apply is optional
  • One profile in Free Beta
  • Orderly must be running
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The normal manual flow remains Preview → Run. Use Auto-apply only after checking a profile's rules.

Separate monitoring from automatic action
Authentic Orderly Watch and optional Auto-apply controls in the Windows app

Watch and Auto-apply

Watch detects changes; Auto-apply is a separate opt-in. The values shown are sample settings.

Watch is not Auto-apply

Monitoring alone detects changes; it does not organize them.

Opt in to automation

Auto-apply must be enabled explicitly for a trusted profile.

A clear, reviewable workflow

Start by reviewing one trusted profile

Set up a profile manually first; only enable Auto-apply after its categories, filters, and collision choices are familiar.

Automation control

Watch detects. Auto-apply acts.

Interactive illustration with sample files. Real Orderly screens appear in the proof section below.

Watch Mode (Change Detection)

Monitors folders while Orderly is running. Detects new incoming files silently.

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● File detected: Waiting for manual review in Orderly
Optional Auto-apply

Explicit setting for one trusted profile. Automatically applies organization rules to newly detected files.

Disabled by default for safety

Auto-apply is optional, explicit, and limited to one profile in Free Beta.

01

Learn the profile

Set up and review a folder profile manually before automating a routine.

02

Start Watch

Watch detects changes while Orderly is running; it does not organize files by itself.

03

Opt in to action

Auto-apply is separate, optional, and limited to one profile in Free Beta.

Inside the real app

Automation with a deliberate switch.

Watch can monitor while Orderly runs. Auto-apply is optional and limited to one profile in Free Beta.

Authentic Orderly start manually screen; visible names and values are illustrative sample data

Start manually

Learn a profile before automating

Check folder scope, categories, filters, and collision choices first.

Authentic Orderly optional automation screen; visible names and values are illustrative sample data

Optional automation

Choose Watch and Auto-apply separately

Watch alone detects changes; automatic file actions require explicit Auto-apply.

Automation control

Automation stays explicit and limited.

Watch monitors for folder changes while Orderly is running; it only detects changes. Auto-apply is a separate opt-in setting that can organize new files for one profile in Free Beta.

Watch alone detects folder changes; it does not move files.

Auto-apply must be enabled explicitly for a profile whose rules you trust.

Free Beta allows Auto-apply for one profile; Watch itself has no one-profile limit.

Choose Quit Orderly from the tray menu to stop background watching.

Local processing, clearly scoped

Keep the review-first workflow as your default.

For manual organization, the normal flow remains Preview → Run → Undo. Auto-apply can act on newly detected files, so enable it only after reviewing a trusted profile and keep backups of important files.

  • Watch alone detects changes and does not organize files.
  • Closing the window leaves Orderly in the system tray; Quit Orderly stops it.
  • Auto-apply is optional and limited to one profile in Free Beta.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does Watch move files automatically?

No. Watch detects folder changes while Orderly is running. Auto-apply is a separate optional setting that must be enabled explicitly.

How many Auto-apply profiles are in Free Beta?

One profile may use Auto-apply in Free Beta. Watch can be enabled for profiles without that one-profile limit.

Does watching stop when I close the Orderly window?

Closing the window keeps Orderly in the Windows system tray, so Watch can continue. Choose Quit Orderly from the tray menu to stop it.

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Orderly · Watch and organize new files

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