Alert data storage oversized (250 Gb) even if I have 1Tb available

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2026-08-24T13:27:53.6+00:00

Onedrive give an alert of over capacity of data storage. The saved data is 250 Gb, but the account is one of the 5 accounts registered with Family 365. The other 4 accounts does not present this alert, even if they are all over 5 Gb.

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    2026-08-24T13:28:13.4833333+00:00

    This usually means that the affected OneDrive account is still being treated as a 5 GB account instead of the 1 TB Family allocation, or the storage status has not refreshed yet.

    For Microsoft 365 Family, each shared person gets their own separate 1 TB quota. Storage is not pooled across the 5 people. If one account still shows over-capacity at 250 GB, check this in order:

    1. Verify the Microsoft 365 Family invitation was accepted for that specific Microsoft account.
    2. Wait up to 2 hours after accepting the invitation, then open Manage storage, refresh the page, and check whether the 1 TB quota appears.
    3. Confirm the OneDrive app and the Microsoft 365 Family subscription are using the same Microsoft account.
    4. Check the account dashboard Microsoft storage area to confirm the quota shown for that account.
    5. If the OneDrive app is signed in with a different account, unlink that PC and sign in again with the account that has the Family storage benefit.
    6. If the web account already shows 1 TB but OneDrive still reports over capacity, wait up to 24 hours and then unlink/relink OneDrive to force a refresh.

    Relevant points for this scenario:

    • A Microsoft 365 Family subscriber and up to five other people each get 1 TB of OneDrive storage.
    • If OneDrive is over quota, files become read-only and new uploads, edits, and sync stop.
    • If a shared Family account remains at 5 GB, the most common causes are that the invitation was not fully accepted or the storage update has not propagated yet.

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  2. IGYQ 22,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-24T15:16:32.3533333+00:00

    Hi!

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

    Can you do a quick check and see the quota on this account. Sign into the affected Microsoft account(ensure you sign in the correct account) and open Microsoft's storage page: https://onedrive.live.com/?v=managestorage

    Look specifically for something like:(there should be a rectangle showing you're usage)

    Storage used: 250 GB / 1 TB

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