OneDrive Storage

Microsoft 365 Family subscribers are facing a significant reduction in the OneDrive storage included with their plan. The family offering previously provided up to 6TB in total, with storage shared across account members. Under the reported change, the shared allowance falls to 2TB. That means some households could lose as much as 4TB of available cloud space, although the impact will depend on how much storage they currently use and how it is distributed among members.

The change matters because OneDrive storage is bundled into a subscription many people use for document backups, photos, and other files across multiple devices. Customers who have stored more than the new limit may need to remove files, move them to another service or device, or consider a different storage plan. Coverage also places Microsoft’s decision against broader concerns about shortages in the storage industry, though the headlines do not establish that those shortages are the company’s stated reason for changing the benefit. The central issue is a reduced perk for Microsoft 365 Family users and the practical choices facing subscribers who relied on the larger shared capacity.