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OneDrive for Business vs OneDrive (personal)

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OneDrive for Business vs OneDrive (personal)

Two products, one name — the differences between work and consumer OneDrive, and why mixing them is a bad idea.

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Identity

OneDrive for Business: Entra ID (work account) · OneDrive (personal): Microsoft account (MSA)

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Underlying platform

OneDrive for Business: SharePoint Online · OneDrive (personal): Consumer storage backend

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Typical capacity

OneDrive for Business: 1 TB+ per user · OneDrive (personal): 5 GB free, up to 1 TB paid

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Admin visibility

OneDrive for Business: Full (retention, DLP, eDiscovery, Conditional Access) · OneDrive (personal): None

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Who owns the data

OneDrive for Business: The organisation's tenant · OneDrive (personal): The individual

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Recoverable after offboarding

OneDrive for Business: Yes, via IT · OneDrive (personal): No

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