The Automator application in OS X is a feature that many people use to modify documents in a folder, or perform other routine actions such as synchronizing items in a folder with those in another ...

I've used Automator over the past week to build simple applications that replace some of my personal shell scripts.

If you need to resize a ton of images on your Mac, Automator is the way to do it in one fell swoop. 9to5Mac shows off how to quickly make your own Aut ...

The downloads folder on a Mac can get pretty messy, but MacWorld shows off an automator script that automatically keeps that folder organized and clean. Chances are that the bulk of your downloads ...

Notifications Want to annoy yourself? AppleScript and Automator now includes a Display Notification command that you can use to send yourself notifications from your own scripts. That's actually ...

AppleScript and Automator were updated with iCloud file syncing. Much like TextEdit, now when you launch AppleScript Editor or Automator you are greeted with the iCloud Document Library. This shows ...

I need an Automator script that converts PowerPoint files into PDF documents. Automator has no such built-in action. And I don't know AppleScript.

What else should I know? Apple is encouraging developers to build in Automator script support for at least some of the actions they provide inside their apps.

Then, just run the Automator script again, and it will copy those “original” files to the right location, then change the permissions correctly and reboot your machine.