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Monitor folder (in WE) for new file, change file name, send file to new folder

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Posted on by ChrisW2 2

I need to create a Power Automate flow which:-

a) Constantly monitors a folder in Windows Explorer (from Startup to Shutdown)

b) Every time a file arrives in the folder (filter = *.flg), change the name of the file (actually remove some characters)

c) Once the file is in the new format, move it to another folder

d) Loop so that process starts again for the next file to arrive in the folder

 

I am new to Power Automate so have only managed to change the file name by starting the process manually.

 

Once I have created the Flow I want to save, export it and be able to apply it, identically, to other PCs 

 

Hope someone can help

 

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    v-dezhili-msft Microsoft Employee on at
    Hi @ChrisW2 ,
     
    Do you want to change the file name when a file arrives in a certain folder on the system and copy it to another specific folder?
    I made a test for your reference.
    In my scenario when a file called 294AS003 - BI.docx arrives in the All folder, I want to copy it to the 294AS003 - OP Melbourne folder and rename it to 294AS003 - SSRdocx.
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    Best Regards,
    Dezhi
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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi there,

     

    Is there a way to enable this deprecated function? I cannot use it with Power Automate Desktop, and I cannot find a similar directory monitoring function within Power Automate Desktop. 

     

    Thank you,

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