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Hi,
 
I have built an automation flow to archive files in a folder that are older than a month, and when I test it out, it says test failed with the following error:

 
But when I check the sharepoint folder, the test has been successful and moved the files over.
 
This is how I set up the Move file connector:
and the error message from the test run:
 
Does anyone have any ideas on why this may be happening?
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    Michael E. Gernaey Profile Picture
    53,970 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at
    Hi
     
    Its possible that a retry actually worked. I would have to see the entire flow to fully understand it and what would cause the file to  maybe not exist at first, and then it is seen so its moved.
     
    If you are 100% sure all the files were moved, and I see in the Apply to each there are 9 iterations of that loop (Apply to each), then I would click through all 9, verify which ones said they worked, and which ones failed.
     
    Also, if you are doing certain things, you should NOT use an Apply to each and its base defaults or you can get silly errors.
     
    Try clicking the ... on the Header of the Apply to each
    turn on Concurrence and set it to 1
     
    now I dont know what you are doing, but either a retry worked, or some did fail and you just dont' think so. Or, its an async threading issue, and you are getting lucky.
     
    Either way I would look very closely at the one that says it failed, but make sure you are moving through the Apply to each in the Run, to verify if all 9 says they failed, yet moved, or if 1 or 2 say that and a retry worked. Which btw, if you have the defaults, its 4 retries, so you can look at that action and see how many retries if any it did.
     
  • x_Shanazzle_x Profile Picture
    28 on at
    Thank you for your answer, I will put screenshots of the full flow below:
     
     
     
    I also turned on the concurrance and set it to 1 and tested it again, and the first one says failed:
    But the other two seem to be successful:
     
    When I click 'Show raw inputs', it only says this:
    In regards to the apply to each container, it automatically appears when I put the identifier value in the condition part.
     

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