Notice: Important update regarding free OneDrive storage for alumni

Microsoft has recently announced changes to its offerings across Microsoft 365 for Education suite that will place limits on storage (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/education-blog/program-updates-in-microsoft-365-for-education/ba-p/3885932). This will affect the free storage space provided by  Microsoft's OneDrive service for all CityU alumni accounts.

Effective from February 1, 2024, Microsoft will change its storage policies and place a new maximum storage limit of 100GB for all CityU alumni accounts. For alumni whose current storage size exceeds 100GB, their file access will be restricted to read-only from February 1, 2024, until the total size has been reduced to 100GB or below.

Action Required:

To ensure a seamless transition and avoid any inconvenience, alumni users are advised to delete or archive files to ensure your OneDrive storage size is within the new limit (i.e.100GB) before January 31, 2024. Otherwise your access will be restricted to read-only.  You may consider storing these files on a local drive or exploring other cloud storage options.

Please contact the IT Service Desk at 3442 6488 or via email to IT.ServiceDesk@cityu.edu.hk for any further enquiries.

(Updated on 27 Dec 2023)