微软(Microsoft)的OneDrive是世界上最好的云存储(cloud storage)服务之一，它内置于Windows 10中。OneDrive从一开始就为其用户提供 5 GB 的免费存储空间(storage space right)，而这正是您通过注册Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)获得的。您可以使用多种方法为OneDrive存储添加更多空间，其中一种是免费的。以下是如何检查您的OneDrive存储空间以及如何增加它：
注意：(NOTE:)本文是在您已经知道OneDrive是什么的假设下创建的。如果您对此有任何不确定性，请阅读什么是Microsoft的OneDrive？它是如何(How)使用的？
如何查看我的 OneDrive存储空间(storage space)？
创建Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)时，您还需要注册OneDrive ，这是Microsoft的云存储服务(storage service)，默认情况下，它会为您提供至少 5 GB 的可用空间。但是，根据您注册Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)的时间和方式，您可能会获得更多可用空间。此外，如果您拥有Office 365(Office 365)或Microsoft 365的许可证，您的OneDrive上将拥有更多空间。要查看可用存储空间，请启动您最喜欢的Web 浏览器(web browser)，访问OneDrive 网站(OneDrive website)，然后使用您的Microsoft 帐户登录(Microsoft account). 完成身份验证后，您应该会看到OneDrive中的文件夹和文件。在网页(web page)的左下角，您可以看到OneDrive中的(OneDrive)存储空间(storage space)总量。
或者，如果您使用的是Windows 10，您还可以使用内置的OneDrive 应用检查您的(OneDrive app)OneDrive 存储(OneDrive storage)空间。右键单击或按住系统托盘(system tray)中的 OneDrive 图标，然后在显示的上下文菜单中选择设置(Settings)。
这将打开Microsoft OneDrive配置窗口。在其上，默认情况下应选择“帐户”选项卡 - 如果不是，请自行选择。(Account)然后，查看OneDrive部分。在那里您可以查看您拥有多少云存储以及使用了多少。(cloud storage)
让我们看看如何为 OneDrive 存储添加更多空间：
1.通过Microsoft 365订阅增加 OneDrive(Increase OneDrive)的存储容量(storage capacity)
如果您订阅Microsoft 365（以前称为Office 365 ）的(Office 365)个人(Personal)计划，您将获得额外的OneDrive 存储(OneDrive storage)空间。更准确地说，您获得了 1 TB：即 1024 GB 添加到您的 OneDrive！此外，如果您订阅了Microsoft 365 家庭(Microsoft 365 Family)版（以前称为Office 365 家庭(Office 365 Home)版），您将获得 6 TB (!) 的OneDrive 存储空间(OneDrive storage)- 计划中最多六个用户中的每个用户都可以获得 1 TB。如果你问我们，那就太棒了。(Pretty)
2.订阅OneDrive 100GB
显着升级OneDrive 容量(OneDrive capacity)的更便宜、更实惠的解决方案是订阅Microsoft的 OneDrive 100 GB 计划(GB plan)。它每月花费 1.99 美元，并增加了 100 GB 的OneDrive 存储空间(OneDrive storage)。它不像您通过Microsoft 365 家庭版(Microsoft 365 Family)或个人(Personal)版订阅获得的那么多，但它仍然以相当低的价格提供了慷慨的报价。
3. 通过获得推荐奖金在 OneDrive 中添加更多可用空间
Microsoft为您提到此服务的每个人提供 500 MB 的免费OneDrive 空间。(OneDrive space)您可以邀请您的朋友、家人或任何其他人开始使用OneDrive。您推荐的每个新人还会获得 0.5 GB 的额外OneDrive 存储(OneDrive storage)空间。但是，Microsoft将您可以使用此方法添加到OneDrive的最大额外可用空间限制为 10 GB 。要获取推荐链接或在社交网络上共享(link or share)，请单击或点击OneDrive 管理存储(OneDrive Manage Storage)页面中的“获得更多”("Earn more")链接。
过去，微软(Microsoft)曾经提供其他方式来获得更多OneDrive的可用空间。不幸的是，那些日子似乎已经结束了。但是，为了历史的准确性，这里是您过去能够向OneDrive添加更多空间的方式：
向不再可用的 OneDrive 存储添加更多空间的方法
相机胶卷奖金。(Camera roll bonus.)选择自动将智能手机或平板电脑(smartphone or tablet)中的照片备份到OneDrive用于让Microsoft 奖励(Microsoft reward)您更多可用空间。您收到的金额取决于活动的活动。通常，这会给您 3 GB 的额外空间。但是，有时您可以获得更多。例如，如果您在 2014 年9 月(September 2014)为您的照片启用了自动上传功能，或者您将其激活了更长时间，那么您将获得 15 GB 的免费OneDrive 存储空间(OneDrive storage)。无论您是在Windows 设备(Windows device)、Android 智能手机(Android smartphone)还是 iPhone 上启用此优惠，它都有效。
忠诚奖金。(Loyalty bonus.)尽管目前Microsoft仅提供 5 GB 的免费OneDrive 存储(OneDrive storage)空间，但老用户的帐户中可能已获得 7 GB、15 GB 甚至 25 GB 的空间。当微软(Microsoft)做出这样的改变时，这些用户的可用空间增加或缩小以匹配新产品。但是，与此同时，一些用户还通过额外的OneDrive 存储(OneDrive storage)空间获得了忠诚度奖励。(Loyalty bonuses)
爱好者奖金。(Enthusiast bonus.)这是您可以通过做多种事情获得的奖励。您可以获得此奖金，因为您拥有Windows Phone，您注册了各种Microsoft服务（如Skype 协作项目(Skype Collaboration Project)），注册为Microsoft Office的(Microsoft Office)beta 测试人员(beta tester)，或者因为您注册了Bing Rewards计划。从历史上看(Historically)，微软为(Microsoft)OneDrive用户举办了限时活动，通过这些活动提供了不同数量的免费空间。为确保您不会错过下一个，如果这种情况再次发生，您应该关注他们的博客：OneDrive 博客(The OneDrive Blog)。
表面奖金。(Surface bonus.)直到 2016 年，大约每当您购买Microsoft Surface 设备(Microsoft Surface device)时，您还将获得 200 GB 的免费OneDrive 存储(OneDrive storage)空间，为期两年。这是对Surface(Surface)的value/price ratio的一个很好的补充。尽管如此，购买多台Surface设备并没有增加OneDrive的存储容量(storage capacity)，而是堆积了你拥有该空间的时间。例如，购买两台Microsoft Surface平板电脑并没有在两年内获得 400 GB 的OneDrive，而是在四年内获得 200 GB。
三星 100 GB OneDrive 奖金。(Samsung 100 GB OneDrive bonus.)直到 2019 年，三星和微软(Samsung and Microsoft)曾经达成一项协议，允许购买预装了OneDrive 应用程序的(OneDrive app)三星(Samsung)智能手机的用户兑换 100 GB(redeem 100 GB)的免费OneDrive 存储(OneDrive storage)空间。不幸的是，这笔交易现在也结束了。
你知道向 OneDrive 添加更多空间的其他方法吗？
OneDrive在提供的可用空间方面曾经很慷慨。此外，如果您启用了它的某些功能或遵循(Furthermore)Microsoft的活动，您可以进一步增加它。但是，如今，增加更多可用空间的唯一方法似乎是推荐其他人使用OneDrive。除此之外，您必须支付某种订阅费用。总而言之，OneDrive对全球数百万用户有用，是市场上最好的云存储(cloud storage)服务之一。如果您知道任何其他向OneDrive添加空间的方法，我们很乐意听取您的意见，因此请不要犹豫，在下面的评论中分享它们。
3 ways to add more space to your OneDrive storage
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NOTE: This article is created on the assumption that you already know what OneDrive is. If you have any uncertainties about it, read What is Microsoft's OneDrive? How is it used?.
How do I check my OneDrive storage space?
When creating a Microsoft account, you also sign up for OneDrive, the cloud storage service from Microsoft, which, by default, gives you at least 5 GB of free space. However, depending on when and how you signed up for your Microsoft account, you might have received more free space. Also, if you own a license for Office 365 or Microsoft 365, you have even more space on your OneDrive. To see how much storage is available, launch your favorite web browser, go to the OneDrive website, and sign in using your Microsoft account. Once you've authenticated, you should see the folders and files you have in your OneDrive. On the bottom-left corner of the web page, you can see the total amount of storage space in your OneDrive.
Alternatively, if you're using Windows 10, you can also check your OneDrive storage space using the built-in OneDrive app. Right-click or press-and-hold on the OneDrive icon from the system tray, and then select Settings on the contextual menu that shows up.
This opens the Microsoft OneDrive configuration window. On it, the Account tab should be selected by default - if it's not, select it yourself. Then, look at the OneDrive section. That's where you can see how much cloud storage you own and how much you use.
Let's see how you can add more space to your OneDrive storage:
1. Increase OneDrive's storage capacity with a Microsoft 365 subscription
If you subscribe to a Personal plan of Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365), you receive additional OneDrive storage space. More precisely, you get an entire terabyte: that's 1024 GB added to your OneDrive! Furthermore, if you have a subscription to the Microsoft 365 Family (formerly known as Office 365 Home), you get 6 TB (!) of OneDrive storage - 1 TB for each of the maximum of six users that are part of the plan. Pretty awesome if you ask us.
2. Subscribe to OneDrive 100GB
A cheaper, more affordable solution to significantly upgrade your OneDrive capacity is to subscribe to Microsoft's OneDrive 100 GB plan. It costs $1.99 per month and it adds 100 GB of OneDrive storage. It is not as much as you get with a Microsoft 365 Family or Personal subscription, but it's still a generous offer for a rather low price.
3. Add more free space in your OneDrive by getting Referral bonuses
Microsoft offers 500 MB of free OneDrive space for every person you are referring to this service. You can invite your friends, family or any other people to start using OneDrive. Each new person that you've referred also gets 0.5 GB of additional OneDrive storage space. However, Microsoft imposes a limit of 10 GB of maximum additional free space that you can add to your OneDrive using this method. To get the referral link or share it on social networks, click or tap the "Earn more" link from your OneDrive Manage Storage page.
In the past, Microsoft used to offer other ways to earn more free space in OneDrive. Unfortunately, it seems that those days are over. However, for the sake of historical accuracy, here is how you used to be able to add more space to OneDrive:
Ways to add more space to your OneDrive storage that no longer work
Camera roll bonus. Choosing to automatically backup the photos from your smartphone or tablet to OneDrive used to make Microsoft reward you with more free space. The amount you received depended on the active campaign. Normally, this would have given you 3 GB of additional space. However, there were times when you could get even more. For example, if you enabled the auto-upload for your photos in September 2014, or you had it active for a longer time, then you received 15 GB of free OneDrive storage. This offer worked no matter if you enabled it on a Windows device, an Android smartphone or an iPhone.
Loyalty bonus. Although in the present Microsoft offers just 5 GB of free OneDrive storage space, old-time users might have received 7 GB, 15 GB, or even 25 GB of space in their accounts. When Microsoft made such changes, those users got their free space increased or shrunk to match the new offerings. However, at the same time, some users also received Loyalty bonuses with additional OneDrive storage space.
Enthusiast bonus. This was a bonus that you could get for doing multiple things. You could receive this bonus because you owned a Windows Phone, you signed up for various Microsoft services (like the Skype Collaboration Project), enrolled as a beta tester for Microsoft Office, or because you signed up for the Bing Rewards program. Historically, Microsoft has held time-limited campaigns for OneDrive users, through which it offered various amounts of free space. To make sure that you're not going to miss the next one, if that is ever going to happen again, you should follow their blog: The OneDrive Blog.
Surface bonus. Up until 2016, approximately, whenever you bought a Microsoft Surface device, you also received 200 GB of free OneDrive storage space for two years. That was a nice addition to Surface's value/price ratio. Still, buying multiple Surface devices did not increase your OneDrive's storage capacity, but rather stack the time you owned that space. For example, getting two Microsoft Surface tablets didn't get you 400 GB in OneDrive for two years, but rather 200 GB for four years.
Samsung 100 GB OneDrive bonus. Up until 2019, Samsung and Microsoft used to have a deal that allowed those who bought Samsung smartphones with the OneDrive app preinstalled to redeem 100 GB of free OneDrive storage space. Unfortunately, that deal is over now too.
Do you know other ways to add more space to OneDrive?
OneDrive used to be generous when it came to the free space it offered. Furthermore, you could increase it even more, provided that you enabled some of its features or follow Microsoft's campaigns. However, nowadays, it seems that the only way to add more free space to it is to refer other people to using OneDrive. Other than that, you have to pay for a subscription of some kind. All in all, OneDrive is useful to millions of users world-wide, and one of the best cloud storage services on the market. If you know any other ways of adding space to OneDrive, we'd love to hear from you, so do not hesitate to share them in the comments below.
