# How to check if a name file exists in Google drive to not upload it
**URL:** https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705
**Category:** Beginner Questions
**Tags:** filters
**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705 "2025-03-19T11:18:37Z")
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Apple\_Busines](https://community.make.com/u/Daniel_Apple_Busines)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705/1 "2025-03-19T11:18:37Z")
Hi there,
i am new here and also new creating automations. I am trying to came up with a very specific scenario, and doing some testing, i would like to understand how can i check if a file exists in google drive to not upload it. I am able to run that simple scenario, getting a file from an email, and upload it to Google drive, however, i would like to add a logic to not upload it if already exists. Once in drive, i need to identify fields within the pdf file to perform actions.. but thats another step 🙂
Thanks all for your help.
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### Author:  [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705/2 "2025-03-19T15:24:05Z")
Welcome to the Make community!
Set this to “`1`”.
In your filter, paste this:
```plaintext
{{ 6.` __IMTLENGTH__ ` }}
```
```plaintext
Numeric Operators: Equal to
```
```auto
0
```
Here are some useful links and guides you can use to learn more on how to use the Make platform, apps, and app modules. I found these useful when I was learning Make, and hope they might benefit you too —
### Getting Started
- [Help Centre](https://www.make.com/en/help) | [Tutorials](https://www.make.com/en/help/tutorials.html) – Make “Manual”
- [Make Academy](https://academy.make.com) – Basics 101: Learn Make and get certified
### Help Centre Basics
- [Mapping](https://www.make.com/en/help/mapping/mapping) – What is mapping? What can I map?
- [Mapping with arrays](https://www.make.com/en/help/mapping/mapping-arrays) – How to map items in an array
- [Aggregate an array for mapping complex fields](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/flow-control#customizing-the-output)
- **Date Format** : [tokens for `parseDate`](https://www.make.com/en/help/functions/tokens-for-date-time-parsing) | [tokens for `formatDate`](https://www.make.com/en/help/functions/tokens-for-date-time-formatting)
- [HTTP modules](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/http) – Make a request, Get (download) a file
- [Webhooks](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/webhooks) – Error Handling, Responding to webhooks
### Articles & Videos
- [Router Magic Formula](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q-5BsCtJu4) - YouTube
- [Error Handlers in Make](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRE9E-rAD8U10mx2TRs54Nq1XJDdK9Kx4) - YouTube playlist
- [Getting started with OpenAI](https://community.make.com/t/getting-started-with-openai-gpt-3-and-make/7796) - How to setup and use OpenAI (ChatGPT) in Make
- [How to use Regex in Make](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-use-regex-in-make/202) - How to use pattern matching to extract the text you want
- [Webhooks – Make Academy](https://academy.make.com/courses/IntermediateC04) – tutorial on how to use Webhooks
Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.
— @samliew
P.S.: Investing some effort into the [Make Academy](https://academy.make.com) will save you lots of time and frustration using Make.
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Apple\_Busines](https://community.make.com/u/Daniel_Apple_Busines)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705/3 "2025-03-19T16:45:45Z")
Thx for the quick answer, i wil try right now.. In the filter, you say to add that in the condition field?
thx for the material, will review slight\_smile:
I have changed 10 by 1 and update the filter - And still getting the file uploaded even if exists in drive..
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### Author:  [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705/4 "2025-03-19T17:39:23Z")
Then it’s likely your search module isn’t set up correctly because it can’t find a match.
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### Author:  [@Daniel\_Apple\_Busines](https://community.make.com/u/Daniel_Apple_Busines)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705/5 "2025-03-19T19:31:31Z")
Thx @samliew .. Search module is as the image.. is, in theory, configured to search in folder 360 - where the files are located… Query, maybe is wrong.. that is the File name coming from previous step.
Hope you can see the images and advice
Regards.
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### Author:  [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/how-to-check-if-a-name-file-exists-in-google-drive-to-not-upload-it/75705/6 "2025-06-17T18:42:33Z")