Watched folders and modes

Mouzi can watch several folders at once. It processes files directly inside each selected folder; recursive watching of nested subfolders is not available.

Rules are shared

All watched folders use one global rule list. A relative destination is resolved inside the folder from which the file came.

For example, Documents sends:

• C:\Users\You\Downloads\report.pdf to C:\Users\You\Downloads\Documents\report.pdf
• D:\Scans\receipt.pdf to D:\Scans\Documents\receipt.pdf

Use an absolute destination only when several source folders should feed one central archive.

Folder modes

Each watched folder has its own mode:

Mode	Watches new files	Organizes automatically	Included in Organize now
Silent	Yes	Yes, after the grace period	Yes
Manual	Yes	No	Preview and approval
Suggest	Yes	No	Preview and approval
Paused	No	No	No

Manual and Suggest modes collect arrivals and leave them in place until you review and approve operations. In the popup, select waiting files and open the preview. Suggest mode keeps arrivals in the approval queue, including when a schedule runs. Switching a Manual folder to Silent sends its pending files to the automatic queue using the current grace period.

Existing files

When Mouzi starts watching a folder in Silent mode, it scans existing top-level files too. This is useful for organizing an established Downloads folder, but it can produce many moves at once.

For a folder you have not tested:

1. add it in Manual mode
2. review global rules and exclusions
3. choose Organize now
4. inspect History
5. switch to Silent only when the result is correct

Organize now

Organize opens a preview for active folders or selected waiting files. Inspect matched rules and destinations, then approve the operations you want. It ignores Paused folders and does not scan nested directories. See Preview and approve organization.

It bypasses the grace period, so do not run it while a browser or another application is still writing a download. Built-in exclusions, .mouziignore and file-lock checking still apply.

Process only new files

Enable this per folder to record the filenames currently present and skip them. The baseline survives restarts. Modifying a file under an existing name does not make it new. Disabling the option includes the backlog; enabling it again records a fresh baseline. Resetting the database removes the baseline and watched-folder configuration.

Remove versus pause

Pause a folder when you want to keep its configuration and resume later. Remove it when Mouzi should no longer manage it. Removing a watched folder does not delete the directory or any files inside it.