OneDrive: Microsoft size thresholds plans unlimited, free and paid

Drastic changes on service OneDrive by Microsoft, which announced cuts bodied for all users, and specifically for users OneDrive.

Microsoft announced some drastic changes on its cloud storage service OneDrive. The company cut or cut short for some of their offerings, eliminating right away unlimited storage for users Office 365. Among the new features, there is also one that affects all users, with the free basic plan that goes from 15 to 5 GB regardless if you are already using the service or if you are new. It is also deleted from the bonus 15 GB for those who choose the service to automatically save pictures of the smartphone.

A small number of Office 365 users uploaded several backup and entire collections of movies and DVR recordings.

The company cites abuse OneDrive by ” a limited number of users ” as part of the important causes of revision: ” Since we started offering unlimited space in the cloud to our customers Office 365, a small number of users loaded several backup and entire collections of movies and DVR recordings, ” wrote the company in the official blog of the service. ” In some cases, they were exceeded 75 terabytes per user, 14,000 times our average. ” Of course, this is not the typical use scenario designed by Microsoft to Office 365.

” Instead of focusing on its use for backup extreme scenarios like these, we want to stay focused to provide high-level productivity and collaboration experiences that will benefit the majority of users OneDrive “. The company has listed what will be the new service already on and what we can expect in the near future.

• It will no longer be offered unlimited storage for users Office 365 Home, Personal or University. Effective immediately, these subscriptions will be eligible for a maximum space of 1 TB.
• The plans of 100 and 200 GB will no longer be offered to new users, and since the early months of 2016 will be replaced with a single plan 50 GB for $ 1.99.
• Storage space free of OneDrive will be decreased from 15 to 5 GB for all users, whether they are new subscribers that old members. It will also be deleted bonus 15 GB for users that automatically save their photos on the service of the smartphone.

The company specifies that the transition will take place in a manner ” smoothest “, with users will be informed ahead of time about news. Microsoft will be attentive to contact all users who currently use Office 365 more than 1 TB of space on the service, so that they can proceed to transfer files locally or elsewhere before they are permanently deleted. The space occupied in more will remain available for ” at least 12 months. ”

Current users will give up their subscription if the service does not experience more than their needs, simultaneously being a pro-rata refund. Even in the case of subscriptions, free storage space used will be available for ” at least 12 months ” since the beginning of 2016. In addition, you can subscribe to a free one-year subscription to Office 365 Personal, and receive a total space of 1 TB.

Who currently uses a plan OneDrive 100 GB or 200 GB can continue to enjoy the same cuts, with the news that not directly affect these specific accounts.