Increasing a Users OneDrive Quota

While it’s great to treat everyone as equal, there could be times when a particular user may require a larger OneDrive quota. An example could be to help a user free up their OneDrive who has filled it brim and cannot empty their recycle bins. To change the quota for a specific user:

  1. Download the latest SharePoint Online Management Shell

Alternatively, you can install the SharePoint Online PowerShell module with an administrative PowerShell prompt: 

Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell 

To check for existing installed versions: 


Get-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -ListAvailable | Select Name,Version 

To remove all versions: 


Uninstall-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell -Force 

Note: Repeat the command again to uninstall other installed versions of this module.

  1. Connect to SharePoint Online as a global admin or SharePoint admin in Microsoft 365. To learn how, see Getting started with SharePoint Online Management Shell.

Connect-SPOService -Url https://mytenant-admin.sharepoint.com 
  1. Run the following command:

Set-SPOSite -Identity <user's OneDrive URL> -StorageQuota <quota> 

For example, we will increase Alice Jones' OneDrive quote to 25 GB:

 
Set-SPOSite -Identity https://mytenant-my.sharepoint.com/personal/alice_jones_magrin_one -StorageQuota 25600 

To increase from 20 GB to 25 GB, you need to enter the Base 2 value, which equals to 25600; entering the Base 10 value of 25000 will equate to 24.6 GB.

The minimum quota is 1024 MB (1 GB). If you specify a value greater than that allowed by a user's license, the value will be rounded down to the maximum value allowed by their license. 

Note: If you want to change the storage space for multiple users, you can use PowerShell to Display a list of OneDrive accounts by using PowerShell. To disable OneDrive creation for specific users, see Manage user profiles in the SharePoint admin center.