Microsoft pools Microsoft 365 storage and AI quotas
10/09/2026 — 10/11, 02:18·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Microsoft is reworking its Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium and Pro plans, turning each member's fixed 1 TB of OneDrive storage into…
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On October 9, 2026, Microsoft announced changes to its Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium, and Pro subscriptions. According to ZDNet, shared Microsoft 365 plans currently give each family member 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage. Under the new arrangement, that per-member allowance will be replaced by a single storage pool shared across the whole subscription, and the shared AI usage allowance will be adjusted at the same time. Microsoft framed the move as giving subscribers "more flexibility with their AI and cloud storage benefits." The report notes that for families using all five member slots, the total available capacity will shrink noticeably, describing the shift as a cloud version of shrinkflation. The new plans are set to roll out "in the coming months." As of that report, Microsoft had not disclosed the total storage amount, the specific AI allowance figures, or an exact effective date.
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Latest turnMicrosoft says it will rework its Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium and Pro plans, replacing each member's fixed 1 TB of OneDrive storage with a shared pool for the whole subscription and adjusting shared AI usage benefits. The company frames the change as giving subscribers "more flexibility with their AI and cloud storage benefits," though families using all five slots stand to lose significant capacity. The changes roll out "in the coming months."
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Microsoft says it will rework its Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium and Pro plans, replacing each member's fixed 1 TB of OneDrive storage with a shared pool for the whole subscription and adjusting shared AI usage benefits. The company frames the change as giving subscribers "more flexibility with their AI and cloud storage benefits," though families using all five slots stand to lose significant capacity. The changes roll out "in the coming months."
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