Microsoft 365 subscribers set to lose up to 4 TB of OneDrive storage

Microsoft 365 customers on Family, Premium, or Pro tiers who make complete usage of their OneDrive storage allocations consider this a caution: It’s fixin’ to diminish.

Redmond released a assistance page today detailing modifications to Microsoft 365 shared storage allocations, and while the business is painting them as using higher versatility for users, they likewise represent a huge decrease in capability.

The previous storage allocation schema provided 1 TB per user on all 3 of those tiers, with a cap of 6 users, for an overall of 6 TB.

The brand-new storage quotas will be shared amongst all users on those accounts, still with a six-user cap. Household or Premium strategies now get 2 TB of storage area to share amongst approximately 6 users. Pro tier users will need to share 5 TB.

In result, that suggests completely shared Family and Premium memberships will lose as much as 4 TB of combined storage capability, while Pro memberships will lose as much as 1 TB. Some existing consumers might receive short-lived bonus offer storage.

On the plus side, there’s no longer a repaired 1 TB cap per individual, supplied the shared swimming pool has space.

“The goal is to provide a more flexible experience,” Microsoft uses as its reason for the relocation. “Shared storage helps ensure that one person doesn’t run out of space while other members have unused storage available.”

That may be fantastic for heavy users on an account, who can now review a 1 TB cap, however if, state, 4 individuals on a household strategy are all utilizing 500GB and somebody wishes to publish something else, that’s regrettable. You can constantly purchase more OneDrive area, naturally.

Microsoft appears to comprehend that users may see this as a decrease in storage, presenting an FAQ concern: “Is this change a reduction in storage?” The response once again highlights “flexibility,” and helpfully notes, “For example, if the subscription owner doesn’t share the plan, they can use the full shared storage allotment.” (Individual strategies currently exist however peak at 1 TB.)

Microsoft likewise appears to comprehend that the relocation may trigger a reaction, and has actually consisted of membership cancellation actions right on the assistance page for the modification.

New Family, Premium, and Pro tier customers since Thursday will see this brand-new storage allocation schema. Existing customers will be struck with the modification when their strategies restore on or after May 2, 2027. Microsoft stated it will advise users of the modification as their renewal date techniques.

Clients are not delighted about this relocation. A thread on Reddit going over the modification has absolutely nothing favorable to state about it, with commenters keeping in mind that they’re most likely to cancel their memberships instead of let them restore and deal with a storage decrease and a requirement to tidy up files. Much of the Microsoft365 subreddit, since composing, is filled with posts grumbling about the relocation, with among the leading posts advising individuals to shut off their automated renewal to prevent getting struck with the storage slash.

The Windows maker has a semi-regular routine of slashing cloud storage allocations for its 365 consumers. Workplace 365 utilized to come with limitless cloud storage, however that deal ended after some users really took unrestricted to indicate unrestricted.

Storage tiers have actually been even more lowered throughout the years, most just recently in 2024 when McGill University dramatically slashed trainees’ OneDrive allowances to 20 GB following Microsoft’s modifications to education storage allotments.

To put it simply, do not get too comfy with 2 TB of shared storage for 6 individuals– that offer, too, might be changed even more. ®