Microsoft Teams File Upload Doesn't Have Replace File Option

Anonymous
2023-11-02T15:30:45+00:00

The other day my Microsoft Teams application was no longer giving me the option to "Replace Existing File" with a new version if the files had the same name. Instead Teams was automatically renaming the uploaded file or allowing me the option to share the older copy. How do I revert my settings back to giving me the option to "Replace Existing File"?

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Anonymous
2023-11-03T07:19:18+00:00

Hi, JacksonH5

Good day!

Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to assist you.

According to your description, I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble with the file upload feature in Microsoft Teams. Currently, there is no option to revert the settings back to the previous behavior of allowing you to replace an existing file with a new version.

This is a recent change that was made to improve the security and integrity of files in Teams.

Meanwhile, we're looking for the solutions and see if we can get some workaround for you.

Will be back for you soon. Thanks for your patience.

Thanks for your precious time and your understanding would be highly appreciated.

Hope you all the best!

Sincerely,

Alex | Microsoft Community Moderator.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-07T19:05:46+00:00

    Please add and option back in to be able to over write a file. We don't need multiple versions of the file we are uploading when revisions are made. We only want to keep the most current. As it is, we have to go to the storage and delete the file, then upload the new version. Please correct immediately.

    Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-06T14:20:23+00:00

    I'm finding this feature to be very annoying, taking away editorial control of filenames seems like something I should be able to disable.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-09T22:21:30+00:00

    Yeah, this was a very bad decision. Who ever thinks it's a good idea to take features away?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-21T14:58:52+00:00

    The decision to remove the "Replace" function is a very bad one for workflow. The files I create for my job have a part number assigned to them. Any revision now means the part numbers are messed up. Sometimes I can go to the hassle of finding the old file in "Files" and deleting it, but often I don't even have the option listed to delete it. Now my file numbering system is shot. I can't understand the decision to remove this option. And the renaming that Teams does automatically is nonsense half the time so it's not even a simple method of adding an increasing number to the end of the file name. Very bad!

    It's getting to the point that if I want to get any consistent, organized work done, I need to do it outside of Teams. Great way to build in obsolescence to your product.

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