OneDrive from Microsoft supports 10GB files

Microsoft’s cloud storage service OneDrive now offers users the option to upload files of up to 10 gigabytes; that was 2 gigabytes until now. Earlier, the storage limit for non-paying users was already increased to 15 gigabytes.

It was rumored that Microsoft would abolish the 2 gigabyte limit. With the new limit for individual files, OneDrive is still far behind its competitors. For example, Dropbox has no limit on individual files, as long as they are uploaded via the desktop app or the mobile client; the website does have a limit of 10 gigabytes per file. Google Drive has a limit of 5 terabytes per file.

At the same time, Microsoft is introducing the option to drag entire folders directly to the OneDrive web interface. At the moment, remarkably enough, this is only possible with Google Chrome, and not with Microsoft’s own Internet Explorer. Microsoft also promises that synchronization with the desktop clients will soon be faster, because more files can be synchronized at the same time. It is not known exactly how many files are involved.

Finally, the desktop client for Windows allows users to share files directly using the right mouse button; something that was already possible in Google Drive and Dropbox.