Microsoft 365 Basic is a subscription for one person. It provides access to 100 GB of cloud storage that can be used across Outlook and OneDrive, and access to popular Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
With Microsoft 365 Basic, you’ll also get ad-free email with Outlook and access to support experts for help with Microsoft 365 and Windows 11, all at an affordable price.
Microsoft 365 Basic subscribers have access to OneDrive advanced security features like unlimited files in your Personal Vault, expiring sharing links, password-protected sharing links, files restore, and ransomware detection and recovery. Microsoft 365 Basic continues to offer 100 GB of cloud storage and incredible peace of mind benefits at an incredible price.
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With Microsoft 365 Basic, you get access to the following:
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Use across devices: Access your files from anywhere, whether at your desk or on the go. Automatic synching ensures that when you switch from one device to another, your latest updates are already there.
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100 GB of secure cloud storage: Get additional storage that can be used across Outlook, OneDrive, and more.
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Photo and file storage: OneDrive helps you save and share your files and photos anytime, anywhere, from any device. Built-in ransomware protection makes sure your photos and files are safe from malicious attacks.
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Secure ad-free email: Enjoy an ad-free experience in Outlook.com and Outlook for mobile for your email, calendars, to-do lists, and contacts, and get built-in security tools that help keep your information protected. (Security features apply to @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com email addresses.)
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Secure photo and file storage: Save your photos and files in OneDrive and access your files across devices. Protect what’s most important with two-step identity verification in your Personal Vault folder. (OneDrive files can be recovered for up to 30 days after malicious attacks, file corruption, or accidental deletions and edits.)
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Always up to date: With a Microsoft 365 Basic subscription, you will always have the latest updates to your OneDrive and Outlook web and mobile experiences.
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Microsoft support: Microsoft 365 offers technical support to help with Microsoft 365 apps and Windows 11 when you need it.
In addition to benefits you get with Microsoft 365 Basic, you can also get started for free with a Microsoft account, which gives you access to popular Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote.
We wanted to make premium subscription benefits available to even more people at a great price. With this, the OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan became Microsoft 365 Basic on January 30, 2023. The OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan is no longer available for purchase. All existing OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan subscribers were transitioned to the Microsoft 365 Basic plan with no action required.
OneDrive isn’t going anywhere—it’s still the best place to store your files, photos, and videos, allowing you to access them from any device, anywhere. With your Microsoft 365 Basic plan, you get 100 GB of cloud storage to use with OneDrive, Outlook, and other Microsoft 365 apps.
Starting January 30, 2023, your OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan became Microsoft 365 Basic, giving you access to new benefits such as ad-free, secure email with Outlook, advanced file and photo protection, and access to support experts. No action is required by you as a result of this change. There are no changes to the cost of your plan.
Microsoft 365 is a set of apps for your productivity and protection needs and includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Microsoft Editor, Outlook, OneDrive, OneNote, Clipchamp, and so much more.
You can purchase Microsoft 365 Basic on the cloud storage pricing and plans page, or anywhere OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plans were sold.
Yes, the OneDrive 100 GB Standalone plan was replaced by Microsoft 365 Basic globally starting January 30, 2023. OneDrive 100 GB Standalone customers were transitioned to the Microsoft 365 Basic plan on January 30, 2023, with no action required.
Microsoft 365 Basic is a personal plan created for one person, with benefits including 100 GB of extra cloud storage that can be used across Outlook, OneDrive, and other Microsoft 365 apps. With Microsoft 365 Basic, you’ll also get ad-free email with Outlook and access to support experts for help with Microsoft 365 and Windows 11. The Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan is for commercial use with benefits including 1 TB of cloud storage per user, business-class email (name@yourbusiness.com), customer management tools, and call, chat, and meeting functionality for up to 300 people with Microsoft Teams. Learn more about Microsoft 365 Basic and Microsoft 365 Business Basic.
Cloud storage with your Microsoft account is shared across your files and photos in OneDrive, attachments in Outlook.com and your Microsoft 365 apps. Your Outlook.com email storage is separate from your Microsoft cloud storage. To increase your storage quotas, you can buy Microsoft 365 Basic or another Microsoft 365 subscription. For more details about Microsoft storage and cloud storage plans, go here.
