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simsbsims
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Nov 17, 2019
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Flow: SharePoint Library sync

Hi all,

 

I've been looking but can't find the answer to my exact question that has steps to resolution.

 

I have two SharePoint sites both with their own Document Libraries. What I want to do is sync a folder from SharePoint Site 1 Document Library to SharePoint Site 2 Document Library. I can live with it being a one way sync but two way would be better.

 

I believe I should be able to do this with Flow but I can't seem to make it work. The best I've achieved is Flow syncing across filenames but the files created don't seem to have content and can't be opened. 

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Ben 

Microsoft Flow
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  • Norman Young's avatar
    Norman Young
    Nov 18, 2019

    Hi simsbsims,

     

    You can "kind of" sync files between sites and document libraries but there are caveats. You will need a Flow to create/update and another to delete. It's important to note that a manual initial sync will need to be completed.

     

    Here is an example create/update Flow:

     

    Here is an example delete Flow:

     

    I hope this helps.

     

    Norm

     

     

     

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  • Norman Young's avatar
    Norman Young
    MVP
    Nov 18, 2019

    Hi simsbsims,

     

    You can "kind of" sync files between sites and document libraries but there are caveats. You will need a Flow to create/update and another to delete. It's important to note that a manual initial sync will need to be completed.

     

    Here is an example create/update Flow:

     

    Here is an example delete Flow:

     

    I hope this helps.

     

    Norm

     

     

     

    • hiivan's avatar
      hiivan
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 04, 2021
      May I understand further, what is manual initial sync? Thanks
    • nick_2007's avatar
      nick_2007
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 26, 2021

      Norman Young 

       

      hi there,

       

      just wonder in the step 2 of the delete file flow,  how do we know the ID you get from the source document is same as the destination document ? 

       

      Thanks

      Nick

    • jfranz's avatar
      jfranz
      Brass Contributor
      May 21, 2020

      Thanks Norman Young I have been struggling with this one for way longer than I should have. I could only find somewhat complicated explanations, this is so simple I don't know why it was so hard to find this info. 

       

      One thing I will add is the delete function in your explanation only works when you are using two seperate sites (I was using one test site and it didn't work, switched to two and it works great).

       

       

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