Information Technology Services is launching a Digital Spring-Cleaning Challenge to clear up UWindsor OneDrive and Outlook accounts in advance of the upcoming Microsoft storage changes.
Complete any of the tasks outlined below and you can enter the Digital Spring-Cleaning Challenge draw to win a $50 UWinCash Gift Card.
Digital Spring-Cleaning Challenge Checklist:
- Delete personal files from OneDrive
- Delete duplicate or outdated files from OneDrive
- Organize and archive important files and data
- Empty your OneDrive recycle bin
- Empty your downloads folder
- Delete old emails from Outlook
- Organize important emails
- Empty your Outlook deleted and junk folders
- Unsubscribe from emails and newsletters
Commit to the Digital Spring-Cleaning Challenge by signing up online.
As a reminder, beginning April 7, the following storage limits will be implemented:
|
Microsoft App |
Employee |
Student |
Retiree |
Alumni |
|
OneDrive |
20 GB |
5 GB |
10 GB |
N/A |
|
Outlook Mailbox |
10 GB |
5 GB |
1 GB |
5 GB |
In addition, Teams and SharePoint sites will also be limited to 25 GB of storage and shared mailboxes will be limited to 20GB.
Refer to the Microsoft Storage Knowledge-Base articles to learn how to clean up your digital storage.
If you are currently using more than the allotted storage amounts for your account type listed above, you will need to start reducing duplicate and redundant data in your UWindsor Outlook email account and OneDrive to get below the threshold. Users who may require more than the allotted quota for work, academic, or research purposes can submit a request to IT Services for review.