Microsoft has recently put a stop to its unlimited OneDrive cloud storage for subscribers of the Office 365. Every subscriber will now have a limited storage pegged at 1TB. The company also cancelled its 100GB and 200GB storage service plan, and has replaced it with a 50GB limit for US$1.99 a month.
Many things have been happening with Microsoft's storage service. Aside from the two changes mentioned above, the company will also lessen the free storage for its users, from 15GB it will be down to 5GB. The free camera roll storage that comes with 15GB free, will also have to be stopped.
These changes in the OneDrive storage service will take effect in early 2016. For users who have more than the prescribed storage, Microsoft has given a 12-month long period to access the files. The company will also be reminding users, via e-mails, to start moving their personal files, as explained on the OneDrive blog site.
The Redmond-based tech giant explained that users are performing a whole PC backup storage on their OneDrive, and some are even uploading their whole movie collection. "Since we started to roll out unlimited cloud storage to Office 365 consumer subscribers, a small number of users backed up numerous PCs and stored entire movie collections and DVR recordings. Instead of focusing on extreme back-up scenarios, we want to remain focused on delivering high-value productivity and collaboration experiences that benefit the majority of OneDrive users," the official statement continued.
The tech community sees this action by Microsoft as a negative one. When the company reduces the storage limits and limits their option for the OneDrive cloud service, consumers will likely stop using their service all together. Chances are, current Microsoft customers will move their files to other competitor cloud services, such as Google and Dropbox, according to The Verge.
It has also been said that Google and Dropbox were actually offering better ways to manage one's files.
