Flow runs recursively

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Posted on by RHamm

Hello! I have created a flow for Sharepoint with the intention of copying a file to two different directories, but when it runs it iterates on itself. I'm not sure how to fix the issue, but I'm thinking it's probably something simple to do with the trigger.

What I want is this:

When a file is uploaded to a specific folder within a specific Sharepoint library
1. Copy and rename the file and place it in a sub-folder within the same Sharepoint library
2. Copy and rename the file (the originally uploaded file) and place it in another different sub-folder within the same sharepoint library

I have the renaming component working, but as I said above, the flow triggers itself. I think I need to specify that I only want a specific folder to be monitored by the trigger, but I don't see any options for that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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trice602 11,131 on at

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Re: Flow runs recursively

Hi @RHamm ,

Are you using this trigger?
RHamm 13 on at

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Re: Flow runs recursively

Will that work if the name of the file varies?
lbendlin 7,572 on at

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Re: Flow runs recursively

You need to add that to your checks either as part of the trigger or after the trigger. Like so:

or so