How to set storage quotas for Microsoft 365 groups?
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To prevent the issues faced by storage-exceeded groups in Office 365, you can set up storage quotas for SharePoint sites based on their requirements. To enable manual storage limits,
- Login to the SharePoint online admin center.
- Under the Settings tab, select site storage limits and click the Manual option.
Now, you can set up storage quotas for SharePoint sites in the below ways,
- Using Microsoft 365 Admin Center Navigate to Active teams & groups under Teams & groups. Select the group and click on Edit in Storage Limit option. Enter the desired value in the Maximum storage for this site box and click Save.
- Using Windows PowerShell Run the below cmdlet to set storage quota in SharePoint Online.
Set-SPOSite -Identity <Site URL> -StorageQuota <value> âStorageQuotaWarningLevel <value>
Here, you can also specify the storage warning quota for the SharePoint sites. You must enter the value in MB.
For Microsoft 365 group mailbox management, run the following PowerShell cmdlet to configure storage quotas for a group mailbox in Exchange Online.
Set-Mailbox -GroupMailbox <Group Display Name> -IssueWarningQuota <value> -ProhibitSendQuota <value> -ProhibitSendReceiveQuota <value> -UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults $false
- Follow the steps to create an "Alert" by applying easy filters for the "Site URL" attribute.
- Pro Tip: By reviewing the Modified Quota Info property, you can determine if the storage quota has been adjusted appropriately based on the requirement of the Microsoft 365 group site.