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"Action 'Create_file' failed: Access denied." when running a flow

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In my MDA, I created a custom page (Power App), in which I created my flow. This flow keeps giving me "Action 'Create_file' failed: Access denied.".
 
I created a test "manual trigger" flow in the same environment and test file as below:
This flow works. 
 
The 2 actions have 2 different connection names. But this new connection is based on the same email:
 
In the original flow: I changed my connections, setup new ones, deleted all old ones, created new ones again, re-created the flow, and nothing seems to be helping. I also made sure to publish everything.
I keep getting "Access denied" even though my account has FULL CONTROL of the target SharePoint site and document library.
 
Any help or explanation would be appreciated.
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    BCBuizer Profile Picture
    22,833 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
     
    I suggest you check the run only user settings of the flow. This article may help you in that: Configure Power Automate Run-Only Users for a Flow
     
     
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