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Run a flow on emails in an existing Outlook folder

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Posted on 3 Nov 2021 14:27:47 by

Hi,

 

I've got my flow working so it adds information from a new email when it arrives in the folder to Excel, but I have 600 existing emails which need adding too. How can I force it to check the existing folder and add them?

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    on 04 Nov 2021 at 11:30:12
    Re: Run a flow on emails in an existing Outlook folder

    Hello ๐Ÿ™‚

     

    Since you will only need to run this flow once, you can use an instant flow, and execute the flow manually. 

    With the instant flow you will be the one manually triggering the flow. In this way you will be able to use the  'Get Email' action as the first action.

     

    I hope this suggestion helps!  However, if you have any questions fell free to ask!

     

    Inรชs Moreira.

     

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