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ChrisTrauner
Copper Contributor
May 09, 2025

“Add attachment” in Planner no longer allows file uploads

Hello Microsoft Teams Community,

We are experiencing a serious issue: the “Add attachment” option in Microsoft Planner tasks no longer offers the ability to upload files.

Until recently, we had three options:

  • Upload from computer
  • Attach from Teams/SharePoint files
  • Add a link to a URL

Now, only the “Link to a URL” option appears. This affects all users in our organization and happens across all platforms (Teams desktop, Teams web, and Planner web at tasks.office.com).

 

This is not a permissions or setup issue:

  • The plan is connected to a Microsoft 365 Group
  • File uploads via the “Files” tab in Teams still work
  • No settings have been changed on our side

This is critical for our business: we and our clients rely on uploading documents directly to tasks for project tracking. Without this function, Planner becomes unusable for us, and we’ll have to consider switching to a different tool.

Can someone from Microsoft confirm:

  1. Is this a bug or a recent product change?
  2. When can we expect the file upload functionality to return?

Thank you in advance for any help or clarification.

 

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2 Replies

  • AmandaB_M365's avatar
    AmandaB_M365
    Copper Contributor
    May 12, 2025

    This feature IS working for my Premium Plan that's linked to a Group. 

    That said... I wish it weren't. 

    I don't want to use Planner to handle attachments - there's not always just one place that all docs should be filed.

    In the absence of any more advanced functionality for attachment handling, there should at least be an option to disable attachments in Planner altogether, to force people to file their documents properly/according to our information mgmt structure. 

  • AllisonMarque360's avatar
    AllisonMarque360
    Brass Contributor
    May 12, 2025

    I know you said the plan is connected to a Microsoft 365 Group. The only time our clients have experienced a similar issue is when the Plan is not. Please walk through these steps to confirm:

    • Open your Plan using the Planner App (not inside teams - visit planner.cloud.microsoft)
    • Do you see 
      • a person icon with plus sign on the right-hand side of the men bar
        or
      • that same icon with the Word Share.

    If you see the words, your Plan is not connected to a Microsoft 365 group.

     

     

     

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