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What us the differance between "when a file is created or modified (properties only)" action and "when a file is created or modified" action?

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I see in Power Automate 2 differant actions with almost the same name. What us the differance between "when a file is created or modified (properties only)" action and "when a file is created or modified" action?

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    Look closer.  The second trigger is "When a file is created or modified in a folder" so it retrieves files based on the folder they are created in within a site.  There is no input for library, that is considered part of the folder structure.  In addition the File is created or modified in a folder returns the file contents while Properties only does not.  The content of the file can be quite large and often isn't needed. So normally its best to use the properties only trigger.

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