{
  "id": 13162671,
  "title": "Microsoft 365 subscribers set to lose up to 4TB of OneDrive storage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/microsoft-365-subscribers-set-to-lose-up-to-4tb-of-onedrive-storage",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:14:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/10/09/microsoft-365-subscribers-set-to-lose-up-to-4tb-of-onedrive-storage/5302380"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft is set to reduce OneDrive storage allocations for Family, Premium, and Pro tier subscribers of its Microsoft 365 service. Currently, these subscribers could have up to 6TB of storage, but the new scheme will limit this to a shared pool of 2TB for Family and Premium plans, and 5TB for Pro plans across up to six users. This means existing subscribers could lose up to 4TB of combined storage for Family and Premium subscriptions, and 1TB for Pro subscriptions. While Microsoft claims this change aims to provide a more flexible experience, critics argue that it could lead to users running out of space if one person uses more than their 1TB cap. The company is offering temporary bonus storage for some existing customers and has provided clear instructions on how to cancel subscriptions if the reduction is problematic. Microsoft 365 users with new subscriptions from Thursday onwards will automatically be placed on this new storage arrangement, while existing subscribers will face the change when their plans renew on or after May 2, 2027.",
  "summary": "What Microsoft giveth, Microsoft taketh away, again and again",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "Got a Microsoft 365 subscription? Your storage is about to shrink",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/got-a-microsoft-365-subscription-your-storage-is-about-to-shrink",
        "published": "2026-10-08T18:56:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Microsoft 365 subscribers set to lose up to 4TB of OneDrive storage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/microsoft-365-subscribers-set-to-lose-up-to-4tb-of-onedrive-storage-13167408",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:14:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}