On Onedrive business, how much extra does it costs when I set a user storage to 5Tb?

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On Onedrive business, how much extra does it costs when I set a user storage to 5Tb?

Answer 1

You can check here: https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onedrive-for-business/pricing?utm_source=copilot.com, it depends on your subscription.

Answer 2

Hi Pato Soto,

Increasing a specific user's OneDrive storage quota to 5 TB does not incur a direct, separate surcharge or "add-on" fee; rather, it is an entitlement already built into specific subscription tiers, provided your tenant meets the necessary prerequisites. If your organization holds qualifying licenses, specifically OneDrive for Business Plan 2, SharePoint Online Plan 2, or Enterprise SKUs like Office 365 E3 or E5, and has at least five users with these active licenses, you are eligible to increase the default 1 TB quota to 5 TB per user at no additional cost.

The primary financial consideration is whether you currently hold those qualifying subscriptions. If your users are on plans restricted to 1 TB, such as Microsoft 365 Business Basic or Business Standard, you cannot simply pay a fee to unlock 5 TB for a single user; you would instead need to upgrade that user's license to a qualifying tier (e.g., an E3 license or a standalone OneDrive for Business Plan 2 license) to access the expanded capacity. Furthermore, the tenant-wide requirement is strict: if you have fewer than five licensed users, the limit remains hard-capped at 1 TB per user regardless of the plan you are paying for, and Microsoft does not offer a paid bypass for this user-count threshold.

Technically, if you meet the licensing and user-count criteria, the change is a configuration task rather than a billing event. You can modify this setting via the SharePoint Admin Center under Settings > OneDrive > Storage limit, or more granularly for a specific user via the Microsoft 365 Admin Center or by using the Set-SPOSite cmdlet in the SharePoint Online Management Shell to target the user's personal site collection. If a user eventually fills that 5 TB allocation, you can request an increase up to 25 TB via a support request, which again, is typically granted without a specific storage fee for eligible enterprise tenants, though the initial jump to 5 TB is entirely self-service for the administrator.

I hope you've found something useful here. If it helps you get more insight into the issue, it's appreciated to accept the answer. Should you have more questions, feel free to leave a message. Have a nice day!

VP

Answer 3

The cost associated with increasing a user's OneDrive storage to 5 TB depends on the specific Microsoft 365 subscription plan your organization has. For most subscription plans, the default storage space for each user's OneDrive is 1 TB, and it can be increased to 5 TB without any additional cost if your organization has five or more qualifying licenses. However, if you need to increase storage beyond 5 TB, you may need to contact Microsoft support to discuss your needs, and there may be additional costs involved depending on your organization's requirements and the plan you are on.

To summarize, increasing a user's storage to 5 TB typically does not incur extra costs if your organization meets the necessary criteria, but further increases beyond that may involve additional charges.

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References:

• Set the default storage space for OneDrive users
• Change storage space in the Microsoft 365 admin center
• OneDrive service description
• OneDrive for Business features
• OneDrive service description