Error Message for Excel File Location

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I am trying to get my flow to add a row to my excel file but it keeps saying my location is incorrect. Has anyone else had this issue or know of a solution?

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chiaraalina 2,425 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @RS-11062224-0

This happens because the Excel Online action cannot use a local or mapped drive path like:
Z:\OFFICE\PLATTING\RESPONSE

That field is asking for a SharePoint document library, not a Windows folder path.

For this action to work, the Excel file needs to be in SharePoint or OneDrive, and the Document Library should be something like:

Documents or Shared Documents

Please upload your Excel file and then use the file picker to select the Excel file.

Be aware that the Excel has to have a real Table to make this work.

If you want to keep using the local Z:\ drive, you would need to use Power Automate Desktop instead of the Excel Online cloud action. The cloud flow cannot directly see files on your local computer or network drive.

Hope it helps!

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11manish 3,333 on at

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The error:

The parameter 'drive' has an invalid value.

almost always indicates that the Excel action's stored reference to the file location is invalid due to:

File moved or renamed

Broken connection

Incorrect OneDrive/SharePoint location

Invalid dynamic file identifier

Imported/copied flow with stale references

In most cases, deleting and recreating the Add a row into a table action and manually re-selecting the file and table resolves the issue immediately.

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Vish WR 3,748 on at

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@RS-11062224-0

The issue is that the Excel Online (Business) connector in Power Automate cloud flows only works with files stored in SharePoint or OneDrive — it cannot access local or mapped network drives like Z:\.

To fix this:

Upload your Excel file to a SharePoint document library or OneDrive

Make sure the data is formatted as a proper Excel Table (not just a plain range)

Delete and recreate the "Add a row into a table" action

Use the file picker to re-select the file and table — avoid typing the path manually

If your file must stay on a local/network drive, use Power Automate Desktop instead — it can work with local file paths directly.

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