Manage your OneDrive for work or school storage
Applies ToSharePoint Server 2016 SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise SharePoint in Microsoft 365 Microsoft 365 admin OneDrive (work or school) OneDrive for Mac OneDrive for Windows

You can manage your OneDrive for work or school to see how much space you’re using and free up space if you’re getting close to your storage limit.

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Manage your storage in the OneDrive sync app

  1. Click the blue OneDrive icon Manage your OneDrive for work or school storage screenshot six version two.png in the Windows notification area, and then select OneDrive Help and Settings icon > Settings.Manage your OneDrive for work or school storage screenshot four version two.png

  2. This shows an overview of the OneDrive storage available. Select Manage storage.

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  3. This opens a largest files page that shows a list of all files in your OneDrive, sorted by size.  Manage your OneDrive for work or school storage screenshot seven.png   

Note: After deleting items, you must permanently delete these items in the Recycle Bin to free up space for other items. See Delete files or folders in OneDrive  for more info.  

Manage storage from the OneDrive website

On the OneDrive website when signed in with your work or school account, view the storage used and what's available on the left side navigation. Click on the usage value to redirect to the largest files in OneDrive page.  

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See also

How does Microsoft storage work for a personal account?

 

   

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