How can I check space usage on my OneDrive?

Microsoft One Drive is a cloud based file storage service offered through Microsoft 365 and managed by IT Services. This service is available to all faculty, staff and students and several other UWin Account types with Microsoft 365 A3 license. It is not available to alumni.

The current file storage limit is 1 terabyte (TB) per user, except for retirees who get 100 megabytes (MB). You are responsible for managing your allocated space accordingly. There are two different ways that you can check your space usage on your OneDrive.

Microsoft 365 Web Portal

  1. Sign into Microsoft 365 Portal (portal.office.com)
  2. Open OneDrive app by clicking on the application menu icon (nine dots in top-left corner) then OneDrive icon.
  3. View the storage used and what's available on the bottom of the left side navigation pane.
  4. Click on the usage value to be redirected to the Storage Metrics page.

OneDrive Sync Client

  1. Right-click on OneDrive icon in Windows tray in the bottom right corner (blue cloud icon) and click on the gear icon to see the menu.
  2. Select Settings from the menu.
  3. OneDrive space usage will be displayed on the left side of the dialogue box.
  4. Click on Manage Storage to be redirected to the Storage Metrics page.
     
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