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Copy file from desktop to Sharepoint library in Power Automate Desktop

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In Power Automate Desktop (PAD), how do I copy/move files from a local folder (C:\users\%userid%\Downloads\) to a Sharepoint library?

I get as far as launching a Chrome browser to the SP Library and opening File Explorer to the correct folder.

I've tried:

   Turning on desktop recording and doing the following:

        Clicking "Select all" on the File Explorer

        Click and drag the selected files from File Explorer to the drop area of Sharepoint Library in the Chrome window.

        End Recording.

When I run the flow with the auto-genn'd code:   I get an error on this step:

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The target I'm trying to drop it in is a Chrome browser window ("Chrome")

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Is there some trick of this I'm missing or another way of accomplishing this?

Or does Power Automate Desktop NOT support the ability to copy from the local C drive to a Sharepoint Online Library? 

 

 

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  • fraenK Profile Picture
    2,125 on at

    Best way would be to connect OneDrive sync with the Sharepoint library! Then you just copy the file from downloads folder to the library folder.

  • JeganathanG Profile Picture
    50 on at

    Hi @MelissaReed ,
    Hi @fraenK ,

    You can use this Copy new files from your PC to SharePoint” Microsoft Flow Template in SharePoint Online Office 365.


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    Once you create/add a file in the specified folder path, then your flow run will complete successfully.

     

    Thanks,

    Jegan

     

  • MelissaReed Profile Picture
    292 on at

    Thanks so much for that option.   I wasn't aware of that trigger -- But wouldn't a Power Automate Cloud "watcher" flow like that require an on-prem gateway?   

    This wouldn't work in my particular situation because the file I'm copying was just downloaded in an earlier step.  The trigger you describe would fire everytime anything hit my download folder.    

     

  • JeganathanG Profile Picture
    50 on at

    oh ok,@MelissaReed 
     can you provide more information on the requirements that must be met before a file can be moved to SharePoint? These types of triggers might occur, for example, if the file's name or content were changed, or if a new file was added.

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