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 |
25GB |
25GB |
N/A |
N/A |
Beginning June 23, 2025 |
Alumni |
25GB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Beginning June 23, 2025 |
Retirees |
25GB |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Beginning June 23, 2025 |
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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