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When a Microsoft Form includes File Upload, the file isn’t sent directly to Power Automate. Instead, Forms stores uploaded files in a special SharePoint folder, and your flow must retrieve the file from there before inserting it into your shared list.
How to Fix It (Working Process)
1. Trigger your flow Use: When a new response is submitted → Get response details (Microsoft Forms).
2. Locate the uploaded file In the response JSON, file upload fields return an array with metadata, including a file ID / link to the Forms upload folder.
3. Retrieve the actual file Use the action: ➡ Get file content using path (SharePoint) Point it to: /Shared Documents/Apps/Microsoft Forms/<Your Form Name>/Question/<Uploaded File> (This is where Forms stores uploaded files.)
4. Create the file in your shared location Use: ➡ Create file (SharePoint or OneDrive for Business) Map the retrieved file content to the new file.
5. Insert metadata into your SharePoint list Use: ➡ Create item (SharePoint) Fill in the fields using the Form answers; if your list contains an attachment column, add the file using Add attachment.
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