MC1310684 - SharePoint Online: Storage quota enforcement updated to align with license limits

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Introduction

We’re updatingfixing issues in the way SharePoint Online enforcesOneDrive for Business applies user storage quotas to ensure they are consistently aligned with license entitlements.entitlements and current product behavior. This change fixes an issue where user-specific storage limits could be incorrectly applied during quota refreshes, which could result in inaccurate storage enforcement. These updates help ensure predictable storage behavior and improve reliability for admins managing storage at scale. These fixes will be beneficial to admins, but there is a small percentage of users who will have their OneDrive for Business storage quota adjusted to match their license entitlement. 

When this will happen

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCCH, and DoD)(Worldwide): We will begin rolling out inearly July 2026 (previously late May 2026May) and expect to complete in Junemid-July 2026 (previously June).

How this affects your organization

Who is affected

• Microsoft 365 tenants using SharePoint OnlineOneDrive for Business
• Users who are currently over the OneDrive for Business storage quota allowed by their assigned license or extended storage 
• Admins who have set user-specific storage limits above licensed entitlements or extended storage 

What will happen

• User storage quotas will be re-evaluated against license limits during the refresh process.
• Users whose OneDrive for Business storage usage exceeds their licensed quota will be placed into a read-only state,per existing policy, which temporarily restricts write access to existing SharePointOneDrive content until storage usage is remediated.
• This includes scenarios where:
  • An admin-set user quota exceeds the license allowance, or
  • A user with an EDU license exceeds their licensed storage limit.
• No changes are made for users who are within their licensed storage limits.

What you can do to prepare

• Identify users exceeding OneDrive for Business licensed storage limits
  • Review OneDrive storage usage across your organization to identify users whose usage exceeds their licensed quota.
  • Microsoft will provide a PowerShell script to assist withUse Identify OneDrive Users Over License-Based Storage Quota | PnP Samples 
  • Review this assessment. A link to the script will be added to this message when available.article: OneDrive site is read-only because storage quota was exceeded - SharePoint | Microsoft Learn
• Take corrective action for affected users. For users exceeding their licensed storage limits:
  • Upgrade the user’s license to increase available storage, or
  • Work with the user to reduce storage usage to within licensed limits.
• Inform your helpdesk and SharePoint admins about this change so they can support users who may be placed into a read-only state.
• If all users are within their licensed storage quotas, no action is required.

Compliance considerations

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.