At this point I opened a support ticket, and this is where the fun started. This happened to me a few weeks ago and I started getting weekly “approaching your capacity” messages. Increasing storage limit to 25 TBīefore you can set the limit any higher, you must first fill the OneDrive to 90% of its capacity, or 4.5 TB. If it’s set any higher, it won’t be saved. It should be noted that the maximum value that you can set as a default is 5120 (5TB). See Set the default storage space for OneDrive users for details. The default value for the tenant itself can be changed as well, so that this first step isn’t necessary for new users. The number 5,242,880 (5 TB) used for the storage quota must be precise. Set-SPOSite -Identity -StorageQuota 5242880 To increase a user’s OneDrive limit from the default of 1 TB to 5TB, it is a simple matter of running a PowerShell command, as documented in Change a specific user’s OneDrive storage space.
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It likely goes without saying, but all of the operations below require tenant admin permissions. I have just completed step 4, so that’s as far as this post will go. Open a support ticket to turn create a new site collection with 25 TB quota.Reach 90% of the OneDrive storage limit (22.5 TB).Open a support ticket to turn on “Boost Quota” for the tenant.Reach 90% of the OneDrive storage limit (4.5 TB).The bottom line is that you must increase the quota limit for a OneDrive in stages. The stratification of the different OneDrive for Business storage options has been outlined effectively by Joel Oleson in his article Three Tiers to Increase to Unlimited Storage in OneDrive for Business. I have just gone through those steps for my own OneDrive for business, and thought that I would share the experience. Increasing it beyond that limit requires extra steps. Individual users can’t change their limits, and administrators can only up that limit to 5 TB.
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You would be excused if you were sure that the limit was 1 TB because that is what it is set to by default, Microsoft would prefer it if you didn’t exercise this particular option.
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OneDrive for Business offers “unlimited” storage. Note – – This article is still totally valid, but check the comment section below for an alternate method for getting your tenant enabled for > 5 TB storage.