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Posted on 10 Mar 2021 14:06:51 by Community Power Pla...

Hello,

Is there a way to gather all documents from different subfolders existing in the root folder and move to another location? So basically I would like to get rid off subfolders and only move files.

I'll appreciate your suggestions.

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mmaretti 13 on 13 Oct 2023 at 00:16:43

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

I am attempting this same thing and also having the same result. Sharepoint connection is mine and connected, the folder does have subfiles. The output shows it s finding the correct folder yet showing value of [] for results as if it's an empty folder. What could be the problem?

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Community Power Pla... on 12 Mar 2021 at 09:27:45

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

Hello @v-litu-msft ,
I've tested it. It doesn't work... No idea why.

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v-litu-msft on 12 Mar 2021 at 09:22:36

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

Hi @Anonymous,

It's weird, if you are using SharePoint online, it's no need to create a new connection "Connect using on-premises data gateway".

You could use another SharePoint library to test it if works properly.

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Community Power Pla... on 11 Mar 2021 at 10:41:53

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

@v-litu-msft and strangely enough, I used similar flow yesterday, which worked once and after I wasn't able to move files, although flow was showing correct number of folders in output.

Any suggestions?:)
Thanks for help.

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Community Power Pla... on 11 Mar 2021 at 09:59:34

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

@v-litu-msft Should I use a "Connect using on-premises data gateway" for a new connection?

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Community Power Pla... on 11 Mar 2021 at 09:41:40

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

Do you mean Sharepoint connection in the flow? Yes, it is mine. Can there be any other restrictions from the library level?

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v-litu-msft on 11 Mar 2021 at 09:37:41

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

Hi @Anonymous,

I see "value":[] is empty, so it is no files return. Could you please confirm the SharePoint connection is yours?

Or you could try to create a new Sharepoint connection.

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Community Power Pla... on 11 Mar 2021 at 09:27:46

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

Output is empty, but this is not true as in the folder are many subfolders and documents... The same situation occurs on the new sharepoint.

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v-litu-msft on 11 Mar 2021 at 09:22:18

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

Hi @Anonymous,

No, classic SharePoint won't influence it. I guess you could check if the Get files action could return items.

Click run history of Flow-> Click one run-> Check output of Get Files action.

If the Get files output is empty, it means the folder you set hasn't any folder and files.

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Community Power Pla... on 11 Mar 2021 at 08:11:45

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Re: Move multiple files to another folder

@v-litu-msft ,
Ok, that's great then. So what might be the reason? Can this be related to the fact that I am trying to move files from an old Sharepoint (classic) and if yes, how to overcome that? Please see below screenshot.

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