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When a file is created or modified (properties only) not trigering with Folder rename

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I have a flow that is supposed to trigger every time I create or modify a file or folder in a SharePoint library. I use this flow to populate three custom columns I created: NameCustom, IsFolderCustom, and PathCustom. These columns are necessary to avoid delegation issues when retrieving documents in Power Apps.

The problem is that the flow doesn't trigger when I rename a folder. However, it does trigger when I change its color or update the value of one of the custom columns. For example, I have two folders — I renamed both, but the flow didn’t trigger. As you can see in the image, the NameCustom column doesn’t reflect the new name. However, when I changed the color of the second folder, the flow triggered and updated the custom columns.

Is this the expected behavior?

 

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    Tomac Profile Picture
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    This is, unfortunately, expected behavior.

    Renaming a folder updates its display name, but this change doesn’t count as a modification to the file properties that the trigger watches. The trigger is designed to monitor changes to file properties, not folder metadata.

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