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OneDrive for Business Copy New File when Modified

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I have a working flow that copies an Excel file from one ODFB folder to another whenever the source file is modified. I want to have a new file created each time the source file is modified. Currently, flow appears to replace the copied file with an updated version each time the flow runs.

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    v-yamao-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi nscharer,

     

    I assume that you may need to add something different on the file name so that it won’t replace the file with an updated version.


    To test this issue, I add a Compose action to get current time then add a timestamp on the file name, so the file saved to the OneDrive For Business folder will have a different name with the previous version.


    Hope my flow configuration could be a reference for you:

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    Please try it on your side to see if this will meet your needs.

     

    Hope this documentation about Workflow definition language could also be a reference for you:
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/logic-apps/logic-apps-workflow-definition-language

     

    Best regards,
    Mabel Mao

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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Works great! Thank you Mabel!

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