Copilot in SharePoint and Copilot in OneDrive reach general availability starting on 30 September 2026, with a hybrid billing model for SharePoint and Copilot Search as the new default search experience for Copilot Premium users.
Users with an existing Microsoft 365 Developer subscription are now limited to 10 GB OneDrive storage. This already happened briefly in July, and further tenant reductions may follow.
Microsoft is rolling out the new OneDrive Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) billing service, letting SharePoint administrators extend OneDrive storage beyond a user’s licensed limit, up to 25 TB per account, and pay only for the overage.
Microsoft is removing legacy OneDrive storage entitlements for Enterprise organizations with users above 5 TB. Organizations with affected users should reduce storage, buy a storage add-on, or wait for OneDrive Storage PAYG before quotas are enforced; otherwise, OneDrive will become read-only for those users.
A new OneDrive Sync policy lets administrators exclude specific folders from cloud syncing, keeping machine-specific and development-related content local to the device.
OneDrive Mobile now supports Markdown file editing, allowing users to create, open, and edit .md files directly on their phone or tablet.
Microsoft is rolling out co-authoring and autosave for Markdown files in OneDrive and SharePoint, enabling real-time collaboration in the web experience.
Microsoft is ending the transition from Azure-backed Whiteboards to OneDrive-backed Whiteboards. Users must migrate before 22 August. All non-migrated Whiteboards will be permanently deleted on 5 September 2026. This post covers the timeline, what it means for your users, and how to report Whiteboards still waiting to be migrated.
OneDrive and SharePoint now offer a dedicated Shortcuts folder as an alternative to saving shortcuts in the OneDrive root.
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention now supports blocking or allowing external access to sensitive SharePoint and OneDrive for Business files by domain or specific email address, moving from Public Preview to general availability.
Microsoft is rolling out an enforced retention lifecycle for unlicensed OneDrive for Business accounts starting in July 2026, moving accounts through read-only, archived, and deletion stages unless administrators take action.
Starting in June 2026, OneDrive for iOS and Android will block sign-ins using SharePoint Server on-premises credentials. Microsoft Entra ID and personal Microsoft accounts are not affected.
Microsoft has released a new OneDrive Extra Storage add-on and retired the SharePoint and OneDrive standalone plans. New Windows 365 Enterprise hardware configurations are also available.
Microsoft is updating the Access Request and Access Denied page experience in SharePoint and OneDrive with a visual refresh, making the status of access requests clearer for users.
OneDrive for Windows is increasing the sync limit from 300,000 to one million items per device for eligible hardware configurations. The update is currently in Public Preview and available to Insiders.
OneDrive and SharePoint now support viewing, editing, and creating Markdown (.md) files directly in the browser, with no additional tools or downloads required.
The OneDrive sync client will soon skip the local recycle bin when a cloud-initiated deletion affects a locally downloaded file.
Microsoft is retiring the noise suppression capability from the video playback controls for videos stored in OneDrive or SharePoint in July 2026.
Microsoft 365 Backup now supports granular restore for SharePoint and OneDrive, letting administrators restore individual files and folders from protected restore points.
Microsoft is rolling out expiration policies for internal “People in your organization” sharing links in SharePoint and OneDrive, giving administrators control over how long these links remain active.