how to access microsoft photos in onedrive where data has exceeded storage

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how to access microsoft photos in onedrive where data has exceeded storage

Simon Kanat 0

I have 126gb of photos in onedrive on my personal account. I would like to copy them to my microsoft 365 account that has 1tb free storage. please assist

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Hello,

Unfortunately, you can’t transfer files or photos directly from one personal Microsoft OneDrive account to another through the cloud, as OneDrive doesn’t support account-to-account migration.

To back up files or photos to a OneDrive account with 1 TB of storage, save them to your local drive first, then upload them to the account with more storage.

Go to https://onedrive.live.com/ and sign in with the Microsoft account that contains the old Photos. (Use a private/incognito tab)
Go to the 'My Files'/Gallery Section.
Select the photos and click Download.
This will download a .zip file to your local library.
Once the download is complete,
Extract the .zip file to a new folder. (You can create a new folder on your local drive and extract it here)
Now,

Open another InPrivate Window.

Go to OneDrive.com online and sign in with your new Microsoft account.
Click 'Upload' > Folder Upload.
Select the folder where the files are extracted.
All your files will be safely backed up on this account.

OneDrive download limitations:

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