A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
This usually happens for one of these reasons:
- OneDrive is signed in with a different Microsoft account than the one that has the 1 TB subscription.
- The storage quota has not refreshed yet after a subscription change, renewal, or added storage.
- A shared folder in OneDrive is counting against the account’s storage.
- Items in the OneDrive Recycle Bin are still using storage.
- A subscription or promotional storage benefit expired.
Try this in order:
- Check that the Microsoft 365 subscription is active on the same Microsoft account used in OneDrive.
- Open the Microsoft account services page and confirm the subscription is active.
- Then check the Microsoft storage area in the account dashboard to confirm the quota and usage.
- Check OneDrive storage details.
- In OneDrive on the web, open Manage your OneDrive storage.
- Review what is taking space and empty the Recycle Bin if needed.
- Verify the signed-in account in the OneDrive app.
- Select the OneDrive cloud icon in the taskbar.
- Go to Help & Settings > Settings > Account.
- Confirm the account shown there is the same account that owns the 1 TB plan.
- If the account is wrong, unlink and sign in again with the correct account.
- In OneDrive > Settings > Account, select Unlink this PC.
- Sign in again with the Microsoft 365 account that has the 1 TB storage.
- Unlinking does not delete files stored online.
- If the account is correct, wait up to 24 hours for the storage quota to update.
- If it still shows full after that, unlink and relink OneDrive to refresh the app.
Important effects of being over quota:
- New files cannot be uploaded, edited, or synced.
- Existing files remain available but become read-only.
- If the account stays over quota for a long period, OneDrive can eventually be frozen or files may be deleted.
If the web account dashboard shows the correct 1 TB quota and low usage, but the OneDrive app still says storage is full after waiting and relinking, use Contact Microsoft Support from the support page.