How to track file uploads in SharePoint Online?
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Tracking file uploads in SharePoint Online is essential for effective storage management. When users upload multiple files or unusually large volumes, it can significantly increase site storage and impact overall efficiency. By monitoring file uploads, you can identify the users responsible and take proactive measures to manage storage capacity.
Here are the steps to monitor file upload activities in SharePoint Online.
- Connect to Exchange Online PowerShell using the cmdlet below.
- Execute the following cmdlet to export the SharePoint Online file upload audit data to a CSV file.
Search-UnifiedAuditLog -StartDate <MM/DD/YYYY> -EndDate <MM/DD/YYYY> -Operations FileUploaded | Export-Csv -Path <Location>
File upload size limitation
In SharePoint Online, the file upload size limit cannot be changed.
- The maximum file upload size limit in SharePoint Online is 250 GB per file.
- Document libraries and lists in SPO can hold up to 30 million items.
- Each SharePoint Online site collection can be up to 25 TB in size.
Note: However, you can increase the maximum file upload size in SharePoint Server.
Moving and copying files across sites
When moving or copying files across SharePoint sites, make sure to:
- Keep the total file size below 100 GB.
- Limit the number of files to 30,000.
- Ensure OneNote files are under 2 GB and other files under 15 GB.
Harness the power of AdminDroid's detailed file upload activities audit report to detect and prevent unusual file uploads!
- Simply navigate to Audit»SharePoint»File Management Activities»Uploaded SharePoint Files to see all the SharePoint file upload activities in one place.
- The report consists of file uploaded time, name, extension, username, IP address of the user, etc.
Handy Tip: Use Uploaded by graph to find the users who are responsible for unusual number of file uploads and to manage storage consumption.