
That was the end of it, or so we thought. The announcement didn't sit well with OneDrive users, which prompted Microsoft to backtrack a bit and allow existing 15GB users to keep their storage, plus their 15GB camera bonus, if applicable. The Redmond outfit also replaced its 100GB and 200GB storage tiers with a 50GB tier, and reduced its free 15GB offering to just 5GB. If you need to increase it more than 5TB then you will need to take help from Microsoft Support with justification.Microsoft's knee-jerk reaction was to eliminate the unlimited storage benefit, but it didn't stop there. This article will help you to increase storage quota for OneDrive for Business up to 5TB without any need of calling Microsoft Support.
You can also verify the same from Office 365 Admin Center > Active Users > Select User > OneDrive. To verify the change, run cmd Get-SPOSite -Identity | select $StorageQuota. Note: – Replace $StorageSize with 5242880 (MB) which is 5TB Set-SPOSite -Identity -StorageQuota $StorageSize Change the storage quota for a specific user. Get-SPOSite -Identity | select $StorageQuota Check the current set quota for a user. Increasing the storage quota for OneDrive for Business: You will be prompted to provide admin credentials. This is prompt to enter Message, enter the admin account password and hit enter.Ĭonnect-SPOService -Url -Credential $userCredential $userCredential = Get-Credential -UserName Connect to SharePoint Online through PowerShell. Download SharePoint Online Management Shell. Increasing the storage from 1TB to 5TB can be done with the help of your Microsoft 365 Administrator through PowerShell, but going beyond 5TB, you will need the help of Microsoft Support with justification and then it might get increased up to 25TB quota. That means the limitation is not 5TB as well. So as per this statement, we can get more than 5TB as well. In this article, we will see how we can increase the storage capacity for OneDrive for Business up to 5TB through PowerShell.Īs per one of the Microsoft articles “ If your organization has a qualifying Office 365 plan and 5 or more users, you can change the storage space to more than 5TB”.
There is no such announcement for the same, but the limit is not 1TB. You must have known that OneDrive for Business storage has a limitation of 1TB but what if you have utilized the full capacity (1TB).