Microsoft increases the upload limit of the OneDrive file size to 250 GB

Microsoft has increased the file size limit of its OneDrive file storage service to 250 GB from the previous 100 GB limit, the company said.

Microsoft says it is making the switch to recognize the growing workload and distance learning, where users need to reliably and securely share large files such as 4K or 8K video files, 3D models, CAD files, or large sets of scientific data with colleagues. work, clients and colleagues.

We are pleased to announce that we make it easy for you to store, sync, and share large files at any time in Microsoft 365. Our latest enhancement will help increase the file upload limit for Microsoft 365 from 100 GB to 250 GB — which includes file uploads in SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive. So now you can easily share large files, such as a 3D model of a new building, a commercial commercial of a client in 8K videos, a large data set for a vaccine study or research projects or videos great for educational projects.

Microsoft explained that the change isn’t just for business and school users – anyone using OneDrive can now take advantage of the new 250GB file size limit for uploading things like video albums and large game files.

The company says it has managed to increase the upload limit by splitting each file into pieces, with each piece being encrypted with a unique key. In addition, the synchronization of large files has been optimized with the help of differential synchronization, which loads only the changes that users make to the stored file.

Support for uploading new 250GB files will be released by the end of January, and Microsoft expects the new limit to be fully available by the end of this quarter.