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| SharePoint | Set Default Storage Space | https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/OfficeDocs-SharePoint/commits/public/SharePoint/SharePointOnline/set-default-storage-space.md | Previously updated : 10/23/2023 Last updated : 11/04/2024 Title: "Set the default storage space for OneDrive users" --++ audience: Admin f1.keywords: -description: "In this article, you'll learn how to change the default storage space for OneDrive users." +description: "In this article, you learn how to change the default storage space for OneDrive users." # Set the default storage space for OneDrive users If your organization has a qualifying Microsoft 365 subscription and five (5) or > For help finding out which subscription you have, see [What Microsoft 365 Apps for business subscription do I have?](/office365/admin/admin-overview/what-subscription-do-i-have) ## Set the default OneDrive storage space in the SharePoint admin center+ This storage space setting applies to all new and existing users who are licensed for a qualifying plan and for whom you haven't set specific storage limits. (To check if a user has a specific storage limit, see the next section.) To change the storage space for specific users, see [Change a specific user's OneDrive storage space](change-user-storage.md). > [!WARNING] > If you decrease the storage limit and a user is over the new limit, their OneDrive will become read-only. -1. Go to <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185072" target="_blank">**Settings** in the new SharePoint admin center</a>, and sign in with an account that has [admin permissions](/sharepoint/sharepoint-admin-role) for your organization. - +1. Go to [**Settings** in the new SharePoint admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185072), and sign in with an account that has [admin permissions](/sharepoint/sharepoint-admin-role) for your organization. + > [!NOTE] > If you have Office 365 operated by 21Vianet (China), [sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=850627), then browse to the SharePoint admin center and open the Settings page. This storage space setting applies to all new and existing users who are license > [!NOTE] > The minimum storage is 1 GB. - ## Check if a user has the default storage limit or a specific limit -1. Sign in to https://admin.microsoft.com as a global or SharePoint admin. (If you see a message that you don't have permission to access the page, you don't have Microsoft 365 admin permissions in your organization.) - +1. Sign in to <https://admin.microsoft.com> as a global or SharePoint admin. (If you see a message that you don't have permission to access the page, you don't have Microsoft 365 admin permissions in your organization.) + > [!NOTE]- > If you have Office 365 operated by 21Vianet (China), sign in at https://login.partner.microsoftonline.cn/. Then select the Admin tile to open the admin center. - + > If you have Office 365 operated by 21Vianet (China), sign in at <https://login.partner.microsoftonline.cn/>. Then select the Admin tile to open the admin center. + 2. In the left pane, select **Users** \> **Active users**. 3. Select the user. This storage space setting applies to all new and existing users who are license 4. Select the **OneDrive** tab. 5. Next to "Storage used," look at the max value (for example, 3 GB **of 1024 GB**).- - + ## Set the default OneDrive storage space using PowerShell 1. [Download the latest SharePoint Online Management Shell](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=255251). > [!NOTE]- > If you installed a previous version of the SharePoint Online Management Shell, go to Add or remove programs and uninstall "SharePoint Online Management Shell." + > If you installed a previous version of the SharePoint Online Management Shell, go to Add or remove programs and uninstall "SharePoint Online Management Shell." 2. Connect to SharePoint as a [SharePoint Administrator](/sharepoint/sharepoint-admin-role) or [above](/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/about-admin-roles) in Microsoft 365. To learn how, see [Getting started with SharePoint Online Management Shell](/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/connect-sharepoint-online).- + 3. Run the following command:- + ```PowerShell Set-SPOTenant -OneDriveStorageQuota <quota> ``` - Where _\<quota\>_ is the value in megabytes for the storage space. For example, 1048576 for 1 TB or 5242880 for 5 TB. You can specify any value that you want, however, if you specify a value greater than that allowed by a given user's license, that user's storage space will be rounded down to the maximum value allowed by their license. - + Where _\<quota\>_ is the value in megabytes for the storage space. For example, 1048576 for 1 TB or 5242880 for 5 TB. You can specify any value that you want, however, if you specify a value greater than that allowed by a given user's license, that user's storage space is rounded down to the maximum value allowed by their license. + To reset an existing user's OneDrive to the new default storage space, run the following command:- + ```PowerShell Set-SPOSite -Identity <user's OneDrive URL> -StorageQuotaReset ```- + > [!NOTE] > When you set site storage limits in PowerShell, you enter them in MB. The values are converted and rounded down to the nearest integer to appear in the admin centers in GB, so a value of 5000 MB becomes 4 GB. If you set a value of less than 1024 MB using PowerShell, it will be rounded up to 1 GB. ## See also [More info about using Set-SPOTenant](/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/set-spotenant)- |