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Unattended flow error: "File does not exist" in Power Automate, but the file is present in path

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Hi, I'm running a flow in unattended mode with Power Automate Desktop, and I'm encountering the following error when trying to process a PDF file.
However, the file does exist at the specified path. I have manually verified that the folder and file are present. I also tried the following:
Copy the exact path from Windows Explorer to make sure it is correct.
Validate that the file is not locked by another application.
Run the flow in attended mode, where there seems to be no problem.
Despite this, the error persists in unattended mode. I suspect it may be related to:
Insufficient permissions: The flow user might not have full access to the folder.
Synchronization problems: The file may not be available at the time of execution.
Unattended environment configurations.
Has anyone faced this problem before? What additional steps can I take to fix this?
Thanks for the help. 😊
 
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  • Nived_Nambiar Profile Picture
    18,138 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi,
     
    I don't think it is related to permissions as if it was permissions - flow would have faced issue when running in attended mode too.(I hope u are using same account for testing in attended mode as used for unattended mode).
     
    Another reason i could think here is as you said synchronization issues - but i need idea how the flows worksactually - is there any actions done before reading the file data with respect to file actions ?
     
    Thanks & Regards,
    Nived N 
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    Deenuji_Loganathan_ Profile Picture
    6,255 Moderator on at
    Hi there,
     
    Seems like issue with microsoft, please refer the below post.
     
     
    Thanks,
    Deenuji Loganathan 👩‍💻
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