hotmail problem with my microsoft 365 subscription

Lucia Moysey 0 Reputation points
2026-09-29T20:43:40.65+00:00

Please help, I've tried many attempts to fix this issue. my hotmail/outlook account says my onedrive is full, and I am no longer receiving emails. However, I have microsoft 365 personal subscription which should cover the storage and both my email accounts in hotmail and gmail. I need to speak to someone to fix this issue.

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  1. AI answer

    2026-09-29T20:43:58.29+00:00

    If Microsoft storage is full, Outlook.com cannot send or receive email, even when the mailbox itself is not full. A full OneDrive or overall Microsoft storage quota can block Hotmail/Outlook.com mail delivery.

    What to do:

    1. Check storage usage and quota in the Microsoft storage area of the account dashboard: Open account dashboard
    2. Check OneDrive storage directly and review what is using space: Sign in Then open Manage your OneDrive storage to empty the Recycle bin and see what is taking up space.
    3. Verify the Microsoft 365 Personal subscription is active: Check Services & subscriptions in the Microsoft account: Microsoft account
    4. If the subscription was renewed or purchased recently, storage changes can take up to 24 hours to appear, and if the quota has still not updated after 48 hours, contact support.
    5. If storage is still reported as full after the subscription is active, contact Microsoft Support: Contact Microsoft Support

    Important details:

    • If Microsoft storage is exceeded, OneDrive files become read-only and new uploads, edits, and sync stop.
    • Outlook.com cannot send or receive email while storage is full.
    • Incoming emails sent during that time are returned to the sender and must be resent after storage is fixed.
    • Microsoft 365 Personal includes a 100 GB Outlook.com mailbox, but mailbox storage is capped at 100 GB.
    • Gmail is not covered by Microsoft 365 Personal storage.
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  2. Brian Tillman 27,405 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-29T21:45:25.6333333+00:00

    Hi. I'm Brian and I'll try to help.

    If you have a Microsoft 365 subscription, it covers only one account. Which account owns the subscription? You can find out by visiting https://account.microsoft.com/services with each account. One of them will show the subscription. Are you using a Gmail address as the username of a Microsoft account?

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