Single E3 license and Onedirve Storage upto 5 TB. Can be increased to 5 TB by an administrator if the organization has 5 or more qualifying licenses.

RobE 231 Reputation points
2026-08-30T16:57:41.78+00:00

https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/enterprise/office-365-e3?msockid=388db1e187a661251709a65286056009 https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/bade/documents/products-and-services/en-us/education/Modern-Work-Plan-Comparison-Enterprise.pdf https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/onedrive-for-business-service-description

I have checked all the article but cannot find below statement , So if we have 1 E3 license are we entitled to have by default 5 TB storage ?

"Can be increased to 5 TB by an administrator if the organization has 5 or more qualifying licenses. "

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Jayden-P 2,600 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-08-30T17:27:35.21+00:00

Hi @RobE

I was able to find a thread that references this requirement. It appears that Microsoft previously documented the storage expansion path more explicitly, including the statement that OneDrive storage can be increased to 5 TB when the organization has 5 or more qualifying licenses.

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However, after reviewing the current official documentation, I could not find that exact wording in the latest OneDrive service description. The current article states that Microsoft 365 E3 provides 1 TB per user (can be increased to 5 TB), but it no longer includes the detailed licensing requirement within the same article.

You can also see the changes in the pdf file you include:

Now:

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Then:

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As a result, the current documentation no longer explicitly states the minimum licensing requirement that was present in earlier versions.

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  1. RobE 231 Reputation points
    2026-08-31T05:34:03.84+00:00

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