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my office 365 family plan shows i only have 5gb of OneDrive capacity when i should have 1tb of capacity. How does this get fixed?

My office 365 family plan shows i only have 5gb of OneDrive capacity when i should have 1TB of capacity. How does this get fixed?

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asked 2026-10-05T01:23:56.55+00:00
Keith Evans 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T01:56:49.8166667+00:00
EmilyS726 270.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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problem with onedrive authentication

WE Have been in four, long chat sessions about this already. Before our last break, you left me with the following text to use in order to resume our last session: Tonight we accomplished something important: ✅ Confirmed your Microsoft account is…

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asked 2026-10-05T00:35:27.52+00:00
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answered 2026-10-05T00:37:32.01+00:00
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Turning OneDrive backup off and on

I use Windows 11 on a PC. I synced my computer to OneDrive to backup my files. However, I want to access my files locally (i.e., on my computer) rather than via the OneDrive>Name Personal path so that I can work on files even when offline. Yet right…

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asked 2026-10-04T17:03:48.0066667+00:00
QLad 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-04T22:35:05.12+00:00
Craig Long 18,645 Reputation points
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how to recover files after a sync error

OneDrive did an automated dump of a large number of files a few days ago but the files did not all get successfully backed up. My HDD still seems to indicate the files are occupying space, i.e. no big changes is HDD storage but many files on OneDrive…

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asked 2026-10-04T21:18:45.4566667+00:00
Ian Murray 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-04T21:19:02.84+00:00

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Help with One drive

I have an old computer and it won't let me update. So I can't get to my one drive. Whenever I try to get on a system that's like, am I church, I can't get on because they have their own system. How can I get on OneDrive? I have things I need.

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asked 2026-10-04T20:00:49.5+00:00
Lora Broehm 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-04T20:46:06.63+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 88,920 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Can't access files locally while syncing to OneDrive

OneDrive is taking forever to sync all my files (5% synced after 24 hours). But that is not what troubles me. I can't access my files locally. If I click on the Documents folder in File Explorer, the path it shows is OneDrive>QLad…

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asked 2026-10-03T12:53:56.0866667+00:00
QLad 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-04T16:10:34.69+00:00
EmilyS726 270.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to find renamed iPhone photo in OneDrive

Please decipher the new name assigned to iPhone photos auto-saved to OneDrive. Use 20260916_202544321_iOS.jpg for example. The first set of numbers appears to be the date taken, September 16, 2026, but what does the next string of number mean?

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asked 2026-10-04T14:29:54.7466667+00:00
SharonG 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-04T15:47:54.6533333+00:00
Jhun Buala 5,815 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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One Drive Storage Space

I no longer want to pay for Microsoft Office Program which was on my computer when I purchased it. Now I am unable to upload any photos to my computer because the space has been reduced. How do I disconnect One Drive from these files? Everything I…

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asked 2026-10-04T14:36:13.55+00:00
Sharon Hallax 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-04T15:12:21.49+00:00
Jhun Buala 5,815 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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THE MICROSOFT ONE DRIVE UPDATE AND 365 UPDATE IS ****

Cannot even download my file one by one or batch from one drive all the files are still in onedrive if i go to support page it gives the previous versions images which had the select option this one does not. pls fix this and anyway can i get all files…

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asked 2026-09-30T12:13:43.9066667+00:00
JAINIL 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-04T08:52:02.7166667+00:00
JAINIL 0 Reputation points
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How to delete ALL photos from Onedrive

I have not been able to "select all" on my photos to delete them. The way there were uploaded is not how I want them and I want to start over. It shows over 400 G in storage, and it must be almost all the pictures. I would like to wipe my…

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asked 2026-06-27T15:02:47.41+00:00
Scott Royle 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-04T08:34:18.42+00:00
Aakib Choudhary 0 Reputation points
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How to change other payment method of OneDrive from VietNam.

Hello, currently my Microsoft payment method is Visa, and i can't change to our local bank transfer nor mobile wallet. I want to renew my subcription but can not due to the issue. Before, i supcripted succesfully once by bank transfer and mobile…

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asked 2026-10-03T09:22:56.79+00:00
Jun Wang 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-04T08:02:19.21+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 13,701 Reputation points Student Ambassador Volunteer Moderator
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One drive cannot sve new documents. 90% used from 2TB availble.

After updafing from Family to Primium Onedrive cannot save the new files to one drive. I have an extra 1TB already purchased. I see that I have still 10% availble from 2TB but onedrive gives an error. "Not enough cloud storage" When I open…

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asked 2026-10-01T09:37:47.1066667+00:00
Dimitrios Bastis 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-04T06:28:00.29+00:00
Thomas4-N 22,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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New PC Build today, but no Onedrive App installed and The Onedrive Installer doesn't work

Hi Just got my new pc today. I am used to how onedrive works and where to find the system tray icon etc It just does not seem to be properly installed. I downloaded the Onedrive Installer, ran it. The green bar completed, but then the installation screen…

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asked 2026-10-03T20:55:20.1266667+00:00
Louise Hislop 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-04T02:01:16.9233333+00:00
Craig Long 18,645 Reputation points
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moving photos to new folders

I am no longer able to move groups of photos from one file to another in onedrive. I can still use the "move to" button to move one photo at a time. Is there a bug or glitch, or maybe an update that has created this issue? Moving one photo at a…

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asked 2026-10-03T22:07:22.4033333+00:00
Dave and Ann Casaus 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-04T01:18:41.5+00:00
Paulo GM 72,670 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Not able Retrieve security code

Hi Team Attached the screenshot of issue. Unfortunately I have forgotten the email id address, username and password of Current email id for security verification. Now due to this I'm not able use full service of onedrive. Kindly help me to get this…

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asked 2026-10-03T21:49:45.1066667+00:00
Bhupender Singh 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-04T00:17:14.26+00:00
SD - IA 180.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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recuperar ficheiro word

Olá. Ontem estive a editar um ficheiro importante no Word que estava guardado no meu OneDrive. O programa gerou um erro de carregamento e o meu computador acabou por reiniciar/fechar sem sincronizar, mas fiz guardar no ficheiro antes de o fechar Na nuvem…

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asked 2026-10-01T11:21:45.6+00:00
Rute 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-03T22:27:14.4333333+00:00
Haytham-C 5,630 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Storage for One Drive

Why is Windows One Drive telling me that I have 5GB of storage instead of 1.1TB of storage?

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asked 2026-10-03T21:13:01.8033333+00:00
Charles James 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-03T21:51:30.03+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 88,920 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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OneDrive "Unauthorized operation" error and library locked after account unlock

My personal Microsoft account was locked for suspicious activity and I completed verification to unlock it. The account page now shows no warnings and storage shows 0.8 GB used in OneDrive. Since then: OneDrive web, My files, shows "Sorry,…

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asked 2026-10-03T06:34:14.9033333+00:00
SABIH NASAR 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-10-03T21:23:55.72+00:00
Haytham-C 5,630 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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mass restore of all files in OneDrive Recycle Bin?

Hello. I have A TON of files in my recycle bin. Is there a way to restore all files in one go? It appears only 101 files are shown at a time. I'm aware I can scroll down to make additional files show, but I'm finding that, when I do that, the restore…

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asked 2026-10-02T17:00:25.17+00:00
Kevin Balint 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-03T20:37:36.1366667+00:00
Craig Long 18,645 Reputation points
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How to fix can't find onedrive SPO folder

OneDrive works okay for a few days then fails to find the OneDrive on SPO folder. Try again does not work and set up OneDrive often fails and I go round in circles. How do I fix this and stop it happening again?

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asked 2026-09-28T06:25:58.55+00:00
Grimble 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-03T18:58:40.0466667+00:00
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