100GB doesn't always cut it in these remote-working times so Microsoft has upped OneDrive file size upload limit to 250GB
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2021/01/13/onedrive_storage/
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Previously 100GB, the increase is in response to what the company described as "helpful and insightful feedback" from its customers and partners, particularly those involved in media and manufacturing. Certainly, those 4K and 8K video files can be chunky beasts, as can CAD files and 3D models.
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The company also gave a nod to the huge datasets generated by scientific work such as vaccine trials and the need for remote workers to share those bandwidth-crushingly big files.
The increase has required a little more than a Microsoft engineer tweaking a variable. "We've achieved the 250GB limit by optimizing storage for upload performance," explained Microsoft, "each file is split into chunks and each piece is encrypted with a unique key."
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Differential sync means that only the bits of the file that have changed will plough through the bandwidth after the initial hit. The new limit also applies to SharePoint and Teams as well as OneDrive.
Microsoft's 250GB limit looks a little weedy in comparison to some of its cloud storage rivals. While files uploaded to dropbox.com must not exceed 50GB, a file uploaded via Dropbox's desktop or mobile app [4]can hit 2TB . Google Drive [5]will allow 5TB files (although Google Docs files need to be smaller) but only [6]750GB can be uploaded per day by individual users.
While the update is rolling out over the coming months (and follows [7]last year's leap to 100GB ) the amount of data that can be stashed remains set at a paltry 1TB for many. Uploading more than four of those ginormifiles will therefore require some cash to be thrown Microsoft's way in order to add more capacity.
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We asked Microsoft if it plans to increase its storage limits in light of the need to store larger files and will update should there be a response. ®
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[1] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-onedrive-blog/gain-more-flexibility-with-250-gb-file-size-support-in-microsoft/ba-p/1847728
[2] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_datacentre/storage&sz=300x250&tile=2&c=2X-8nI0QX9Hfkv@jk@uMJYgAAAEA&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
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[4] https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/upload-limitations
[5] https://support.google.com/drive/answer/37603?hl=en
[6] https://support.google.com/a/answer/172541
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/02/microsoft_onedrive_upload_limit_100gb/
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Re: Clarification please?
Depends upon your plan. I have 5TB per user.
I Wish They'd Up The Speed
I have a fast connection, but I find that both upload and (sometimes) download speeds are prohibitive, even with several TB by virtue of Office 365. And OneDrive is one of the faster ones.
I also find the OneDrive interface a pain to use. Yes, I realise that might just be me, but it isn't even close to using Explorer when you're trying to find something.
I'm just about to invest in a NAS system so I can manage my stuff locally because of it.
Re: I Wish They'd Up The Speed
Oddly, it all makes perfect sense if you're just doing everything in a browser. Search works really well. Just needs a better interface into Windows to make the search work with files you don't have offline.
I'd expect something in a future release.
All these unnecessary limitations
Like many, I'm still keeping my storage local and not having any of these problems.
Cloud was supposed to make things simpler. The reality with the constantly changing rules and limits seems to imply something different.
Any guesses until how long after COVID is behind us before the vendors change again or slap on extra charges ?
Re: All these unnecessary limitations
I agree.
On paper, the idea of the cloud is brilliant. But when you factor in the realities of connection speed, connections down (at either end), and the associated issues of working with files without having to download them first... I guess for many it isn't ideal.
At least with a NAS, I shouldn't have to worry about my connection being down precisely when I don't want it to be (Virgin Media, I'm looking at you late at night here). And although the initial outlay might be high, that will come down compared with subscribing to cloud space, even if it doesn't quite level out.
Clarification please?
I think you are referring to the 'free' OneDrive limit although this doesn't seem to be clear in the article. If you're a paying customer you get 1Tb per user.