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Sharepoint Document Library Error when drag / drop files populating column data
When I drag and drop a document into my Sharepoint Document library, my column data automatically populates with random information from another document in the library.
My defaults are not set to be blank. I have to "edit in grid view" to remove the data. This doesn't make any sense. How can I stop this from happening?
The below fields will populate. Some of the data fields are selection and lookup columns.
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- Looks like property promotion is causing this (as ganeshsanap suggested).
This will mainly affect Office files.
Avoiding this is tricky:
- use different columns names in the other library
- clear the Office properties prior to uploading (manually for each file)
- manually change the values afterwards (or use Power Automate to clear the values) Screen shot of steps
- Would someone at Microsoft ever response to this?
jhammons Check if your documents have file properties associated with them which are populating column data in SharePoint library.
Open your excel file > click on File menu at the top left corner > select Info > check Properties section at the right hand side.
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