Creating a Hotfolder in Enhance

Hotfolders allow you to automate file processing by watching a specific folder for new images and applying a selected profile as soon as files appear. This helps streamline your workflow and ensures consistent processing without manual intervention.

In this article, you’ll learn how to create a new hotfolder, configure its settings, and understand how it automatically processes files. Hotfolders are especially useful for studios that want hands‑off automation—simply drop files into the input folder and let the system handle the rest.

To create a hotfolder, you’ll configure three main components:

• Hotfolder Name – Helps you identify the workflow.

• Profile Selection – Determines how files will be processed.

• Input & Output Folders – Define where files are picked up and where processed files are saved.

Once configured, the hotfolder runs automatically in the background.

Choose clear, descriptive names for your hotfolders—especially if you use multiple profiles. This makes troubleshooting and workflow management much easier.

1. Open the Hotfolder section in your application.

2. Select + Add Hotfolder channel.

   

3. Enter a name for your new hotfolder.

4. Choose the Profile you want to apply to incoming files.

5. Set your Input Folder (the folder where new files will be detected).

6. Set your Output Folder (the folder where processed files will be saved).

7. Review any additional settings at the bottom and adjust as needed.

8. Save your hotfolder.

Once saved, the hotfolder will automatically begin processing any files placed in the input folder using the selected profile.

• Multiple Hotfolders:
  You can create multiple hotfolders, each with different profiles and destinations.

• Folder Permissions:
  Ensure the application has permission to read from the input folder and write to the output folder.

• Profile Behavior:
  The selected profile determines how files are processed—renaming, resizing, metadata handling, etc.

• Continuous Monitoring:
  Hotfolders run automatically in the background and do not require manual refresh.

A: Yes. You can edit the hotfolder at any time to update the profile or folder paths.

A: Unsupported files will be skipped. You can review logs (if available) to see which files were not processed.

A: It’s not recommended. Doing so may cause duplicate processing or conflicts.