Daily reports arriving as email attachments? A Power Automate cloud flow can file them the moment they arrive, even when your PC is off. You need a Microsoft 365 work or school account.
Build the flow
- Go to make.powerautomate.com → Create → Automated cloud flow. Name it “Save report attachments”.
- Trigger: When a new email arrives (V3) (Office 365 Outlook). Open advanced options: Include Attachments = Yes, Only with Attachments = Yes, and set From or Subject Filter (e.g. “Daily Sales”).
- Add Apply to each over Attachments.
- Inside it add Create file (OneDrive for Business or SharePoint):
- Folder path:
/Reports/plus the expressionformatDateTime(utcNow(),'yyyy-MM')for monthly folders. - File name: expression
concat(formatDateTime(utcNow(),'yyyyMMdd-HHmm'),'_',items('Apply_to_each')?['name'])so repeated file names do not overwrite each other. - File content: Attachments Content.
- Folder path:
- Save and send yourself a test email with an attachment.
💡 Add a Condition inside the loop on
items('Apply_to_each')?['name'] ending with “.xlsx” to skip email signature images.Troubleshooting
- Flow does not start: check the folder in the trigger (Inbox by default) and your subject filter.
- Images from signatures saved: use the file-extension condition above.
- Run history shows each step’s inputs and outputs — the fastest way to find a mistake.
Desktop version for local folders: Power Automate Desktop first flow.