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Mark the beginning of a conditional block of actions depending on whether a folder exists or not Input Parameters ArgumentĮnter or choose the full path of the folder, or a variable containing the folder, to check its state You can find more information regarding running Power Automate as an administrator in Run Power Automate with elevated rights. To access these resources using the folder actions, run Power Automate with administrator rights. To prevent unauthorized access, Windows require administrator rights to access protected folders. In the expanded Advanced section, folders are to be sorted by creation time in ascending order and name in descending order.Ĭopying, moving, renaming and deleting or emptying folders each has its respective action. In the figure below, the variable for the path of a special folder is used as input and include subfolders has been enabled. This action provides a list of folders located within the specified folder. To get a list of a folder's contents, use the Get subfolders in folder action. The variable %SpecialFolderPath% can now be used any time it is necessary to use the desktop path, regardless of the user who runs the flow or the computer which it runs on.Ĭreate new folders with the Create folder action. In the figure below, the desktop directory is retrieved and stored into a variable. The Get special folder action retrieves the paths for commonly used directories which vary among different users and computers. Manipulate and organize folders with the Power Automate folders actions. If folder exists Get files in folder Get subfolders in folder Create folder Delete folder Empty folder Copy folder Move folder Rename folder Get special folder Getting started with folder actions