Microsoft is increasing the file size limit on OneDrive , passing from the previous ones 100 GB to 250 GB . To announce it is the same company through a post on the official blog. The novelty is due to the changing needs of the market, with smart working and remote teaching lessons that require more advanced tools for sharing.

By increasing the size limit of individual files, users can share files of different types without incurring issues, such as 4K or 8K video, three-dimensional models, CAD files, or large scientific datasets with colleagues or clients. The company commented:

“We are pleased to announce that we are making it easier than ever to store, sync and share large files on Microsoft 365. Our latest improvement will help increase the file upload limit on Microsoft services 365 from 100 GB to 250 GB, so the same will also apply to SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive. Now you will be able to easily share large files as a template 3D of a new building, a commercial customer shoot in 8K video, a large dataset for a vaccine trial or research projects or large video for educational projects. “

Microsoft explained that the change is not limited to business and school users only: anyone you use OneDrive can now upload files from up to 250 GB with no restrictions whatsoever . The company claims it has managed to increase the upload limit by breaking each file into smaller chunks , and each piece is encrypted with a unique key. In addition, the synchronization of large files has been optimized with the help of differential synchronization, which only loads the changes made to each archived file and not the entire file every time changes are made by the user.

Support for files from 250 GB will be distributed on the first accounts by the end of January and Microsoft expects general availability of the new limit by the end of this quarter.

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