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Moving file on Sharepoint Once Upload is Complete

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Hi hopefully quick easy question here but I'm working on creating a flow where Student uploads an assignment (anything upto 10gb) and I want to move/copy it to another folder so they cant edit it after submission etc.

 

However I have a trigger for when a file is uploaded and it kicks in soon as the upload begins and tries to move the file mid download. Due to unknown file size and students internet speed , setting a timer wouldn't work. is there some sort of loop/condition I could implement to force it to wait till the upload was finished perhaps? 

 

It logs as success but the file never finishes uploading in either folder unless its a small file and manages to upload before the move action.

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    Rhiassuring Profile Picture
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    Hi there, 


    Take a look at this article written by @MattWeston365  - https://blog.mattweston365.com/2019/01/ensuring-your-flow-doesnt-process-until.html 

     

    I haven't tried this myself, but, it looks logical to me. Though I would've assumed that the file size would increase as it uploaded, instead of staying at 0 ... give it a shot, let us know?

  • SaintyBoyo Profile Picture
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    @Rhiassuring  Thank you so much, that does seem pretty solid logic and so far I'm 99mb into 400mb file upload using this solution and all appears well, log shows as running still so the do until is working I believe. 

     

    Hopefully be back soon to report this as working solution! Thank you for such quick response also!

  • SaintyBoyo Profile Picture
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    Used the Solution exactly as suggested and worked! Did 36 loops for a 400-500mb file so I may change that to higher delay before it loops around again to reduce on logging on bigger files. and urgency for it to check isnt that high.

     

    Loos like below for the new designer interface

     

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