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Successfully built an AI tool called "Read from Q" that renames a file based on content.

Is there a way to delete or rename the original PDF file? I added a Delete action at the end, but it keeps deleting the file I created.

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,970 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hello,

Just to clarify since I do not see the delete.
[File Content] is the full path to the original file?
And once everything is done, you are trying to delete [File Content], and you are saying it deletes the new file Testing/Done
??

Can you put the delete action back in exactly how it is when its causing you this issue please and show it again. I would also, when you do that, have you checked the inputs / outputs of the delete to validate the URI its using in the delete?
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Thanks Mike,

Thanks Mike. The original file name is never the same name so I can't hard code the filename, and I don't know how to dynamically refer back to the original file in the Delete. It is clear to me that my Delete action is referring to the file name used in the previous step and this is a roadblock for me. The inputs and outputs are not in the templates i used to build this, so i have some learning to do on that topic.
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Michael E. Gernaey 53,970 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi,

Wait sorry let me start over. One second, I somehow misread your flow. I will send you a solution

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,970 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi,

What is the list files for?

Ignore what I said before, pretend this my first response.

If you are using List files and then doing an Apply to Each on those files, I would expect all the other steps to be IN the Apply to each, where you would read the content from the file that is in that iteration of the loop, Extract, Create file, and then delete.

But it seems you are passing in the actual file content and ignoring your loop, is that really the intent?
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I think the intent was lost in the way I had it structured. Shifting to the following, which seems more streamlined and accomplishes the task of using PDF content to rename the file (I have to rename a few hundred of these files).

It seems like adding a Delete action to the end of this would be relatively easy, but please advise if I may be overlooking something. Thanks
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Michael E. Gernaey 53,970 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi,

Yes if that is your intent is to use a Trigger, then yes, you can get the file path/uri etc from the Trigger and delete at the end. No issues.

I would suggest you wrap it in an error handler though incase something happens and you delete the original file without actually having any outputs.

Also, suggestion, maybe archive the original file for a bit and then delete it after 30 days or something versus immediately deleting so in case there is an issue you can manually re-run it. Just a thought.
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Very much appreciated - thanks Mike!

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