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A Power Automate flow was designed to email me when an Excel file from a SharePoint folder is changed, and it is is not working.

The flow starts with step" "Action 'When_a_file_is_modified'", and according to the Flow checker, this is the error:
 
{
  "status"400,
  "message""The file id 'https://company-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/name_company_domain/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc={29AE3A63-2982-4FDA-B7F0-D28A515E3FCF}&file=CRTracking.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true' is not valid.",
  "source""api.connectorp.svc.ms"
}
 
The file is valid and people are contributing to it online. The file was saved originally in my company's OneDrive folder, which is synced to SharePoint, and I can navigate to the file from the SharePoint format, so not sure what's going on here. Any insights or pointers are truly appreciated.
 
Thanks
-Guillermo
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  • lbendlin Profile Picture
    8,716 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    This file pointer is not usable - you need to get rid of the ":x:/r/" part, the _layouts part and a few other bits and bobs.
     
    Use
     
     
    or a version with the appropriate subfolders.
  • GuillermoTodd Profile Picture
    6 on at
    How do I get a pointer that doesn't include drive letters, like ":x:/r/"?
     
    This is an online file stored in my OneDrive and accessible through SharePoint, and it is meant for different people to collaborate on. When I generate a link to share, whether I open the file from the browser or Excel, the URL generated always includes drive letters.
     
    Even when creating a brand new Excel file within my SharePoint site, the URL to share comes with drive letters.
     
    Thanks,
    -Guillermo
     
  • lbendlin Profile Picture
    8,716 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    The site URL should be a constant anyway.  Use the file GUIDs instead of the names.

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