About this tag
The sharepoint storage tag brings together updates about how Microsoft 365 organizations may fund, manage, and optimize capacity for SharePoint content. Current coverage focuses on a planned pay-as-you-go meter for active SharePoint storage above a tenant’s included quota, potentially reducing reliance on prepaid Extra File Storage packs when usage changes with projects, migrations, Teams video, or long retention periods. It also follows Microsoft Purview’s planned Archive action, which would move inactive OneDrive and SharePoint files covered by retention policies into lower-cost Microsoft 365 Archive storage while preserving compliance discovery. These developments matter to administrators tracking capacity, retention, and storage costs.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    SharePoint Pay-As-You-Go Storage Targets November 2026

    Microsoft plans to let Microsoft 365 tenants cover active SharePoint storage above their included quota through a pay-as-you-go meter, replacing the need to pre-purchase Extra File Storage packs for that portion of capacity. Roadmap item 506743 is still listed as In development on August 20...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Purview Retention Archives OneDrive, SharePoint Files in September 2026

    Microsoft is turning retention policy from a largely legal and records-management control into an active storage optimization engine. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 561208 adds an Archive action to Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management, allowing organizations to move inactive files covered by...