Power Automate Desktop treats folders as variables of a unique data type.
How to use
Variables of this data type are retrieved by the following Actions.
- Get subfolders in folder
- Create folder
- Copy folder
- Move folder
- Rename folder
- Get special folder
- Display select folder dialog
Folder type variables can be used to specify files as they are.
"." to specify properties separated by "." to get the information attached to a folder.
The following example retrieves the number of files in a folder.
Properties
| Property | Notation in Sort by | Description. | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| .FullName | Full name | The full path of the Folder. If no property, it is treated as if it were the full path. | C:\test\Test2 |
| .Name | Name | Folder name. | Test2 |
| .Parent | - | Folder where the folder is stored. | C:\test\ |
| .RootPath | Root path | Root path of a folder. | C:\ |
| .CreationTime | Creation time | Date and time the folder was created. | Datetime |
| .LastModified | Last modified | Date and time the folder was last accessed. | Datetime |
| .IsHidden | Is hidden | True if the folder is hidden, False if the folder is visible. | True or False |
| .Exists | Exists | True if the folder exists, False if the folder does not exist. | True or False |
| .IsEmpty | - | True if the folder is empty, False if the folder is not empty. | True or False |
| .FilesCount | - | Number of files in folder. | Integer |
| .FoldersCount | - | Number of folders in folder. | Integer |
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