How do I rename a OneDrive folder via powerapps and flow ?

[marketingandel]

Hi, I have a PA app that manipulates a bunch of strings and creates a folder name in OneDrive. Im creating a file in a folder that doesnt exist, i delete the file and Voila I have created a new folder. Now...I need to be able to change the folder name if the user changes the data in my app. For example if the user is selecting Status from a drop down =  pending , the folder name should be changed to "xxx-status_pending". Should I move everything to a new named folder or is there a better cleaner way to do this?

[ChristianAbata]

hi @marketingandel  I was looking a way to rename a folder, but unfortunally does not exist, you can create a new one, or you can rename a file.

[v-litu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @marketingandel,

Unfortunately, there is no action could rename the folder in Power Automate. As a workaround, you could follow the way you created the folder to create a new folder named contains pending, then move this file into it. However, it will produce many empty folders, so you need to figure out these empty folders after moving, and there is no action that could delete a folder in Power Automate, so it is hard to do it.

There is a method provided by @edgonzales, it is a way to delete the folder, 

So, here's a theory...let me know what you think:

1. Map the OneDrive to a network drive
2. Write a batch file to clear the drive.
3. Call the batch file from a recurrence Flow.

Maybe it could enlighten you something.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Lin Tu
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[marketingandel]

I'll get   back to you as soon  as I try this solution