Microsoft 365 (M365) storage data quotas will be reduced beginning June 23

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

About this change

Microsoft has recently implemented a substantial reduction in cloud storage allocated to Higher Education institutions worldwide. As a result, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ must reduce the overall amount of storage used across campus to align with Microsoft’s policies. This change will impact all University employees, students, alumni, retirees, and generic accounts. Revised storage limits will vary between these groups. Email notifications will be sent to each audience outlining the details of the change.

Timeline for implementation

The new storage quotas will be implemented for students, alumni, retirees, and generic accounts beginning the week of June 23, 2025. Implementation dates for employees are planned for August 2025.

Impact of this change

The new storage limits will be implemented for Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and email (Outlook). Individuals will need to ensure the amount of data stored within M365 remain below the new quotas.Ìý

Important: Exceeding these limits may affect the ability to edit, store, and/or send files to/from these apps as well as sending and receiving email. See tips for reducing quotas linked below. An error message will appear when logged in to your M365 portal (portal.office.com) if you are approaching/over quota with advice on how to free up space.

New storage data quotas and implementation dates

Audience

Outlook (email)

OneDrive

SharePoint

Teams

When change will take effect

Employee

50GB

100GB

1TB

1TB

Beginning August 19, 2025

Students
(undergraduate and non-employed Graduate)

25GB

25GB

N/A

N/A

Beginning June 23, 2025

Alumni

25GB

N/A

N/A

N/A

Beginning June 23, 2025
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Retirees

25GB

N/A

N/A

N/A

Beginning June 23, 2025
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Generic accounts (with A1 licence)

25GB

100GB

N/A

N/A

Beginning June 23, 2025

Generic accounts (with A3 licence)

50GB

100GB

N/A

N/A

Beginning June 23, 2025

Generic shared accounts

50GB

N/A

N/A

N/A

Beginning June 23, 2025
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