OneDrive quota ignores recycle bin on personal accounts
OneDrive quota readings change when files move to the recycle bin, so users see storage freed while data still exists.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
6 public reports · first reported 20 August 2026 · last reported 2 September 2026
What's going wrong
On some OneDrive personal accounts, moving files to the recycle bin lowers the reported storage use right away, although users expected recycle bin contents to count until emptied.
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