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Copper Contributor

Jan 19, 2023

Sharepoint files and folders created with Power Automate do not sync to desktop (OneDrive)

I created a folder, and file within it, with Power Automate and it shows up in Sharepoint but does not (ever?) sync to the desktop. If I use Power Automate to create folderA/folderB/file.txt It...

Silver Contributor

Jan 20, 2023

Hope you're well.

Sorry, might be me but I'm not quite understanding what you mean by the content showing up in SharePoint but not sync to the desktop.

Is there content you're expecting to see on your desktop when Power Automate creates the content online?

Cheers

Damien

ARSSP
Copper Contributor
Jan 21, 2023
Damien_Rosario
The content is showing up in SharePoint, but not in the OneDrive folders created when you make a M365 group. Not the personal OneDrive, the company's group folder. They are accessed in the lower left under Quick Access in Explorer. All other modifications to these folders sync as expected, both to and from the web, and also across all the computers of members of the group.
- JFC
  Copper Contributor
  Dec 18, 2024
  We are having exactly the same issue. the only ''workaround'' i've found so far is to add an item (PDF, excel file, anything) in the online folder and then the folder+subfolders all instantly appears in the File Explorer. I hope they fix it.
  - VoToBln
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 13, 2025
    However, that means adding a file manually. Doing it via power automate does not work.
    
    What else works is pausing the sync in the OneDrive app and unpause it immediately. However, this does not make sense because I automate stuff to reduce manual steps, not to change task A (create folders) to task B (manually enforce the sync).
    
    It's frustrating!😩

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