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Hello! Please, i need a quick help. I need to create a flow that copy a excel file from a sharepoint folder and paste it with a new name into another sharepoint folder.

I already try it with copy a file event with sharepoint conector but i doesnt has the option to rename it after copying it.

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Michael E. Gernaey 43,515 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Copy a file from a sharepoint and rename it

Hi,

Steps

1. Create your Flow (manual, triggered whatever)

2. Use Get File Contents, to grab the contents of the file you want to "copy/rename" somewhere else"

3. Use Create File, passing in the Contents from Step 2, and giving it whatever name you want

All are SharePoint actions.

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