OneDrive

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In January 2026, Microsoft announced the retirement schedule for the standalone OneDrive plans. While the services remain available in eligible Office and Microsoft 365 suites, new standalone purchases will no longer be permitted after May 31, 2026. Renewals will still be available until January 2027, after which they’ll remain as part of existing agreements until the full retirement date in December 2029.

Overview

OneDrive is a cloud-storage solution for individuals, in contrast to SharePoint Online which is designed for team collaboration. It’s available as a standalone plan or included within certain Office 365 and Microsoft 365 licenses. Our Office 365/Microsoft 365 Plan Picker provides an intuitive and interactive configuration tool to help you find the right license based on chosen features. A range of plans (along with SharePoint Online) include OneDrive, with details found on the Subscription License Suites website and in the overview table below:

History

Rebranding

In October 2025, there was a subtle rebranding, and OneDrive for Business became simply “OneDrive”. This is outlined in the Product Terms Summary of Changes. These announcements vanish after a year, so, after this time, you’ll need to set the Effective Date in the top-right corner to October 1, 2025 to view the details, as the page defaults to the latest version.

Unlicensed OneDrive user accounts

In October 2024 Microsoft announced that starting on January 27, 2025 any OneDrive user account that has been unlicensed for more than 93 days will be automatically archived. A OneDrive account becomes unlicensed when a license is removed from a user or when a user is deleted, at which point there are various options open to an administrator, depending on whether they need to access the data or not. This Learn article gives a good overview of the steps that can be taken.