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SharePoint/OneDrive: Size Restrictions and Management

 

Overview

As part of our agreement with Microsoft, PennO365 provides functionality to store files in SharePoint, which also includes the OneDrive functionality. SharePoint/OneDrive is primarily designed for collaboration with other individuals using Microsoft Office tools as well as the backup of personal Office documents.

 

Size Restrictions

Microsoft imposes a default individual limit of 1 Terabyte of SharePoint storage, which should be more than adequate for the storage of the type of files that the functionality is designed for. Because of the size restriction, the individual SharePoint/OneDrive functionality is not appropriate for the storage of:

  • System backups
  • Large datasets or databases
  • Large picture collections
  • Other sharing of large data files

PennO365 provides the functionality of a Penn Organizational SharePoint site, with a storage limit of 50 Terabyte. Additionally, a 'Teams' site can be used, with a limit of 25 Gigabyte. Either of these options should be adequate for larger, team-oriented, storage of collaboration files.

Account Deprovisioning

Further note that storage for an individual SharePoint/OneDrive will use the same life-cycle as a PennO365 individual account and will normally be deleted, without possibility of recovery, 90 days after an account loses eligibility for PennO365.

 

    Other Storage Options

    Note that ISC provides a variety of storage options for use by the Penn community, including BackItUp, network-attached storage, and PennBox. Additionally, a variety of cloud based storage at Microsoft Azure and AWS is available with a pay as you go model.