Hi, I’m trying to build a cross-platform workflow with Post Haste + Watchtower + Premiere Pro between Windows and macOS, and I think I may have found an issue with how Watchtower handles relative paths.
Goal
I want to create a project template that I can:
generate with Post Haste
open on Windows or Mac
have Watchtower automatically recognize the same watched folders
avoid manually relinking or recreating folder mappings every time
Project structure
My template looks roughly like this:
01 - Project
02 - Footage
03 - Asset
04 - Export
Inside the Premiere template project I already have:
bins
sequences
a few recurring assets (logo, some .aegraphic files, subtitle-related assets, etc.)
I set up Watchtower using relative paths.
Problem
If I create/save the template on Windows, Watchtower stores relative paths like:
.\Artlist Library
If I create/save the template on macOS, it stores them like:
./Artlist Library
That seems to cause problems when opening the same project on the other OS.
What happens
A template created on Windows works correctly on Windows
But when I open that same project on macOS, Watchtower does not correctly recognize the watched folders
A template created on macOS works better on Mac
But when I open it on Windows, Watchtower creates duplicate folder mappings, apparently treating the path as different because of ./ vs .\
So it looks like Watchtower may be treating these as different relative path definitions instead of equivalent OS-specific syntax.
Question
Is there a recommended way to make Watchtower templates truly cross-platform between Windows and macOS?
More specifically:
Is there a preferred way to build the template so both systems interpret the watched folders the same way?
Is there any path normalization happening, or anything I might be missing?
Is this a known limitation when using the same Watchtower-enabled template across both OSes?
I’m trying to avoid having to maintain:
one Watchtower template for Windows
and another for Mac
because the whole point is to move the same project between both systems as cleanly as possible.
If useful, I can provide screenshots showing the same watched folder displayed as .\Artlist Library on Windows and ./Artlist Library on Mac.
Thanks — any guidance would be really appreciated.
