How to redeem free storage of OneDrive? (2024)

FAQs

How to redeem free storage of OneDrive? ›

To redeem free storage of OneDrive, you need to sign in Microsoft Outlook account as well based on new policy of Microsoft. If you download the Microsoft Outlook or launch it, it will automatically sign in by using existing Microsoft account and you can redeem storage offer (+100GB).

Go to https://preview.onedrive.com/bonus/ then click on Keep your free storage. You will now have your base 15 GB of storage in addition to 15 GB for your camera roll.

Subscribe to Office/Microsoft 365. As mentioned above, once you subscribe to Office 365, you can have 1TB or even 2TB of OneDrive available storage space. If you need to use Office applications frequently, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, this method will be very suitable for you.

The possible reasons for the OneDrive free up space option missing from Windows 10 and Mac are that your files are not online, the OneDrive application is not updated, or the computer freezes, and so on.

You have 5 GB of free cloud storage with your Microsoft account shared across your files and photos in OneDrive, attachments in Outlook.com and your Microsoft 365 apps. You also get 15 GB of free Outlook.com email storage which is separate from your Microsoft cloud storage.

Microsoft OneDrive Pricing Plans

There's only one OneDrive subscription option, with 100GB for just $1.99 per month, although this doesn't come with access to Office apps. To get more storage than that, you have to get a Microsoft 365 plan.

Microsoft will initially provide 1 TB/user of OneDrive for Business storage, which admins can increase to 5 TB/user. Request additional storage by contacting Microsoft support. Storage up to 25 TB/user is provisioned in OneDrive for Business.

Get more done with OneDrive free cloud storage. Store your files and photos with OneDrive free cloud storage and access them from any device, anywhere.

Although you can't get 5TB cloud storage for free, you can get some extra OneDrive cloud storage for free by inviting new users.

Get Google Drive 5TB Free for Students Accounts. If you are a student, and your school uses Google Workspace for Education, you may be eligible to get a Google education account and enjoy more free storage.

What to do if OneDrive is full? ›

You'll need to delete some files or buy more storage. Your files will be read-only, but you can download or delete files to get back under your storage limit. View Manage your OneDrive storage to empty your Recycle bin and see what's taking up space. View Upgrades to see what plans and offers are available to you.

OneDrive uses two-way sync to sync files between OneDrive and the devices, so if you delete files from OneDrive, these files will be also deleted on the connected devices, like Windows computer, Mac, Android, iPhone/iPad, etc.

To redeem free storage of OneDrive, you need to sign in Microsoft Outlook account as well based on new policy of Microsoft. If you download the Microsoft Outlook or launch it, it will automatically sign in by using existing Microsoft account and you can redeem storage offer (+100GB).

The Bottom Line

OneDrive, the default option for online storage and syncing for Windows and Microsoft 365, offers a wealth of powerful features, polish, and apps for all major platforms, making it the top service we recommend. PCMag editors select and review products independently.

You can add files and folders to OneDrive automatically from your PC without having to go to the OneDrive website. Files you add to OneDrive this way can be up to 250GB in size. (If you sign in with a work or school account, the maximum file size is 15GB.)

OneDrive offers 5 GB of storage space free of charge, with 100 GB, 1 TB, and 6 TB storage options available either separately or with Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The OneDrive client app adds file synchronization and cloud backup features to its device.

Additional storage plans

Requires Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription. For Microsoft 365 Family users, only the account purchasing additional storage will receive the additional storage. OneDrive Basic 5 GB and OneDrive 100 GB subscriptions are not eligible for additional storage plans.

After almost six years with OneDrive limitations set firmly at 15GB, the limit was raised to 100GB in 2020, and then again to 250GB in 2021.

By referring new users to OneDrive, you can earn up to 10GB of additional free storage. For every friend who signs up through your referral link, both you and the friend receive an extra 500MB in storage space up to a total of 10GB.