How does Microsoft storage work? (2024)

Outlook.com and cloud storage quotas

To learn more about Microsoft storage quotas, select the option below that matches your Microsoft 365 subscription.

Note:Microsoft Storage 50 andOneDrive 100 GB plans are nowMicrosoft 365 Basic.

If you don't have a Microsoft 365 subscription, you get 15 GB of free mailbox storage for your Outlook.com emails, contacts and calendar items. You also get 5 GB of free cloud storage for your email attachments,files and photos in OneDrive.

Storage quotas:
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You can check your storage usage and quotas by checking the Microsoft storage area of your account dashboard.

Open account dashboard

Tip:To increase your mailbox size and cloud storage quota, you can buy a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Warning:If you exceed your Microsoft cloud storage, you will not be able to send or receive email.

As a Microsoft 365 Basic subscriber, you get 50GB of free mailbox storage for your Outlook.com emails, contacts and calendar items. You also get 100GB of free cloud storage for your email attachments,files and photos in OneDrive.

Storage quotas:
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You can check your storage usage and quotas by checking the Microsoft storage area of your account dashboard.

Open account dashboard

Tip:To increase your cloud storage quota, switch to a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription.

As a Microsoft 365 Personalsubscriber, you get 50GB of free mailbox storage for your Outlook.com emails, contacts and calendar items. You also get 1 TBof free cloud storage for your email attachments,files and photos in OneDrive.

Storage quotas:
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You can check your storage usage and quotas by checking the Microsoft storage area of your account dashboard.

Open account dashboard

Tip:To increase your cloud storage quota, you canextend your OneDriveup to 2 TB.

As a Microsoft 365 Family subscriber, you and up to five other people get 50GB of free mailbox storage for your Outlook.com emails, contacts and calendar items. You also each get 1 TBof free cloud storage for your email attachments,files and photos in OneDrive.

Storage quotas:
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You can check your storage usage and quotas by checking the Microsoft storage area of your account dashboard.

Open account dashboard

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See also

What's included in your cloud and email storage

What happens if you exceed your Microsoft storage quota?

How to reduce your cloud storage

How do I increase my storage quota?

Microsoft storage FAQs

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