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I've created a SharePoint Online list for the purpose of volunteers uploading photos of receipts. The list contains some metadata and has the ability to add attachments.

The accounts person has a Windows computer with OneDrive synced to a SharePoint Library.

What I am trying to do is create a flow that automatically places a copy of the attachment volunteers add to the 'list' to the SharePoint Library the accounts person is synced to.

I have created the following Flow for this purpose:

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The problem I am having is that the Flow fails with the following error:

Unsupported list type for copy/move. Copy/move can only be operated in Document Library.

I understand what this is trying to tell me, but since the list in question holds attachments, I don't get why my Flow can't get those attachments and copy them to a library.

Is there a way around this? Or another way to achieve what we need here?

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Yes, use the Get attachment content and Create file instead of Copy file.

Here is a sample flow below:

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  • Thanks for your answer. This gives me hope! LOL I created a new flow based on your suggestion and this time it runs with no errors. However, when I check the copied file in the Library location, it can't be opened. I then checked the original one in the List location, and that opens fine. Both files do have the same name and extension, but if I manually download them I find that the original 'list' version is 943 KB in size, while the copied 'library' version is only 518 bytes. Any suggestions?
    – Monomeeth
    Apr 14 at 4:11
  • @Monomeeth Hmm not sure on this one. It worked fine for me for both PNG and PDF from my quick tests. Does it apply to all file types for you?
    – thebernardlim
    Apr 14 at 4:19
  • Hmm, just tested two more times - one was another JPEG and the other was a MS Word doc. The same result both times (i.e. the copied files is dramatically smaller in size and doesn't open). In your testing, were you copying attachments from a List (not a Library) and then creating the copied file into a Library?
    – Monomeeth
    Apr 14 at 4:28
  • Yes mine is from a List attachment (not a library). I just tried with a JPEG and Ms Word doc. JPEG had the same size. The copied MS Word actually increased in size. But both can open successfully. I think it might be worth re-creating a new flow from scratch to be sure. Also ensure sure your "Get attachment content" details are correct. It could be wrong IDs hence corrupted contents?
    – thebernardlim
    Apr 14 at 6:07
  • I've just upvoted your answer as it's the closest I've got to what I want, albeit not functional at this stage. I still have a situation where the copied files are dramatically smaller in size and don't open. :( But, at least now the Flow itself runs without error and seems to be trying to copy the correct files.
    – Monomeeth
    Apr 26 at 1:14

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