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Not able to export a flow by Power Automate Desktop

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Posted on 25 Sep 2020 09:01:12 by Jimmyhbs

Currently Power Automate Desktop does not support export function to save implemented flows in a zip file. It's impossible to share created flows to others. MS should endow this functionality in Power Automate Desktop asap. Thanks.

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PetrosF-MSFT on 25 Sep 2020 at 15:10:12

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Re: Not able to export a flow by Power Automate Desktop

Hi @Jimmyhbs

This feature is indeed very useful and we are currently investigating ways to implement it in Power Automate Desktop.

In the meantime, you could use the following workaround to share a PAD flow:

1. Open your PAD flow through the Designer
2. Select all the Actions and copy them to the clipboard
3. Paste the clipboard's contents to a text file

This file can be shared with others. Then, we would need to copy and paste the Actions from the text file to a Designer window.
Please note that the captured UI Elements and Images cannot be copied. Those would need to be recaptured.

I hope the above helps!

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Jimmyhbs 15 on 27 Sep 2020 at 02:40:14

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Re: Not able to export a flow by Power Automate Desktop

Apparently Power Automate Desktop is developed from WinAutomation. Several functions have not been endued not only export/import functions. Triggered, scheduler and logs are not bundled yet. We are looking forward these functionalities in coming new version. Besides, a way to allow Power Automate and Power Automate Desktop can make use developed flows from each other is required. Thanks.

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Community Power Pla... on 25 May 2021 at 12:55:31

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Re: Not able to export a flow by Power Automate Desktop

Hi

Is there still no export flow functionality?

Best regards
Mikkel

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mspowerautomate 15 on 29 Jun 2021 at 09:18:44

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Re: Not able to export a flow by Power Automate Desktop

Hi,
You may want to check out this video or this article (with screen recording/screenshots) on how you can share desktop flows. Hope it's useful!

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Riyaz_riz11 3,661 Super User 2025 Season 2 on 29 Jun 2021 at 14:35:22

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Re: Not able to export a flow by Power Automate Desktop

Hi @Jimmyhbs

by using 2 method u can share
one is to copy the code from pad paste it into a Text file and share tat file to someone he can copy from text file nd paste into pad
2nd method In desktop version u need to connect with ur default environment
click on premium nd extend train option is there click on tat option.
once u done go for cloud and login with same id ten u wil get desktop flows in cloud.

Regards
Ahammad Riyaz

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PetrosF-MSFT on 26 Jul 2024 at 16:48:51

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Not able to export a flow by Power Automate Desktop

Not able to export a solution because it exceeds the max size limit? Learn how to Reduce the size of desktop flows in a solution - Power Automate | Microsoft Learn

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