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What do the blue, red and purple labels on rules mean?

Q: What do the blue, red and purple labels on rules mean?

Each rule in Settings → Rules has a coloured label showing what it does: - Blue — a move rule (relocates matching items to your external drive, leaving a shortcut). - Red — a delete rule. - Purple — app-cache clean-up. If you never want red rules to run, turn on Never delete personal files — only move them under Global overrides in the same section.

Short answer: Blue labels are move rules, red are delete rules and purple are app-cache clean-up. They appear on each rule's row in Settings → Rules.

Each rule in Settings → Rules has a coloured label showing what it does:

Blue — a move rule (relocates matching items to your external drive, leaving a shortcut).
Red — a delete rule.
Purple — app-cache clean-up.

If you never want red rules to run, turn on Never delete personal files — only move them under Global overrides in the same section.

Last reviewed October 1, 2026

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What do the blue, red and purple labels on rules mean?

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