Two instances of OneDrive

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Two instances of OneDrive

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Hi Folks, it has come to my notice, I have OneDrive on my Gmail account that I use to log in to my Laptop, it only has 5gb of storage space. I also have another using a Hotmail account that I use daily as it has 25gb of storage. Is there anything that I could or should do with the 5gb one?
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Re: Two instances of OneDrive

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5 GB is the default size of a free account.
A Hotmail/Outlook.com account comes with 15 GB.
There have been occasions in the past when Microsoft awarded extra storage; I assume that's why your Hotmail account has 25 GB.
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I have had my 25gb for long enough, I just wondered why I have a second OD
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You can set up OneDrive with any email account. If you have 3 email accounts, you can set up 3 OneDrives (would that be a ThreeDrive?)
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I am more than satisfied with the 25gb one. I also make copies of the content just in case.
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You don't have to do anything with the other one if you have no use for it.
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I did look in the 5gb one, it has used about 700 mb but I have ample space.
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