Rotate Files 1.3

Rotate Files is an Automator Action designed to work with the Rename Finder Items Action; in particular it works with files generated by the Make Sequential option.

This option adds a sequence number to the files it receives, but it does not impose any upper limit to the number of files in the sequence; this may be useful in various situations, for example when creating a workflow for generating backup files, but with an upper limit to the number of backups you want to preserve.

Here enters Rotate Files: with this action you can set the max number of files belonging to a certain sequence, older ones will be just moved to the trash.

Moreover you can set the sequence start value and also the sequence step value if needed and you can force removed files to be immediately deleted instead of being placed in the trash.
Finally you can also force the sequence size to a certain value, different from the one currently used.

Sample Backup Workflow

Create a new Workflow in Automator, add a Get Selected Finder Items and Create Archive actions, then add the Rename Finder Items action.

Set the top popup button to Make Sequential and adjust the options to your needs.

Then add the Rotate Files action and set your preferred options.
That's all!

System Requirements

Universal Logo Rotate Files 1.3 requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later and is a Universal Application, that is it works natively on both PowerPC and Intel based Macs.

Rotate Files is a free application with no usage limitations. You could consider checking and registering our other shareware product Hot Plan to sustain further development!