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Flow to periodically copy a SharePoint document library folder to another SharePoint location?

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Posted on by BGinDenver

Hello,

I'm interested in building a Flow that will automatically copy a specific SharePoint Document Library folder and save the copy in another Document Library periodically as a backup file (maybe once every 2 weeks). I would want to append the folder name with the date of the backup so that each backup is listed chronologically. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on the best way to do this.

Also, should I anticipate file size becoming an issue in SharePoint over time? Perhaps I can download backups to a physical drive once they reach a certain age and delete them from the server. Could this also be automated with a Flow?

Thanks for any advice.

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PrasadAthalye on at

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@BGinDenver - Yes you can write a flow and schedule it to run periodically.

Within the flow, create a new folder name in the destination library by building an expression that you prefer and using Create New Folder action. Then use Copy file action ....

SharePoint can store upto 30M files in a library so that should not be an issue. Just that you need to create proper views to look at them.

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BGinDenver 36 on at

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Apologies for not returning to respond to this - I didn't get notification of a reply and I forgot all about it! I'll check this out and come back to verify if it works for me. Thank you!

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