Microsoft starts downgrading OneDrive users from 15GB to 5GB

Microsoft is taking away storage from users this month, bringing free users down to five gigabytes. The previous free offering was 15GB. The changes are rolling out to users over time, but should be complete by July 27

This isn’t a surprise: Microsoft has been sending out emails about the change all year, and even gave users the option to keep their extra storage back in January. If you did that, there’s nothing to worry about. Everyone else, however, will see their storage drop to 5GB

And now they’re rolling the free offering down to 5GB. It’s more than Dropbox’s free 2GB, sure, but far less than Google’s 15GB. Microsoft is no longer competing with Google on free storage space.

Microsoft has fidgeted with the amount of free storage offered by OneDrive for years now. At launch, OneDrive offered 7GB of free storage with an additional 3GB for students. Later Microsoft increase their free offering to 15GB, which not (probably not coincidentally) is the exact amount of free storage Google Drive offers

This might be, at least in part, because Microsoft has an advantage for growing their platform that Google and Dropbox can only dream of — owning the Windows platform. OneDrive is included by default on fresh Windows installations, and a stream of pop ups ensure that new users see it and possibly use it. Office saves all new files to OneDrive by default, and OneDrive constantly offers users to upload photos and screenshots to the cloud.

All of this synergy gives Microsoft plenty of built-in ways to turn Windows users into paid OneDrive users, meaning they don’t necessarily need to offer a bunch of free storage in order to attract new users.

But if you’ve been using OneDrive for a while now, it’s understandable if this decision leaves you disappointed. To which we respond — Google Drive gives you 15GB of free storage when you sign up.

How to Uninstall Windows 10 and downgrade to Windows 8 or 7

After the release of Windows 10, Millions of Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users have upgraded their systems to Windows 10. Thanks to Microsoft's free system update.

Windows 10 inbuilt rollback vs. EaseUS System GoBack

Microsoft even offers Windows users with an opportunity to downgrade their computer to their previous version of operating system after an upgrade, but the opportunity lasts for only 30 days.

This is really cool, but what if you upgraded your system to Windows 10, used it for more than a month and then realized that it’s hard for you to adopt?

Now, How do you get your favorite Windows version back?

You don’t need to go through that lengthy procedure of downloading and installing the old Windows again to downgrade your system to the previous version.

I have a better and an easy solution to your problem.

You can now quickly go back to your previous Windows Operating System and restore all your old applications & games with just one click. Thanks to a new tool called EaseUS System GoBack Free.

EaseUS is well known for its Data Recovery and Backup software tools and now has came up with a new Free Windows rollback alternative that allows Windows users to safely downgrade their Windows 10 system to Windows 7, 8 or 8.1.

The free software tool creates an image of your old operating system to use it afterward if you decided to downgrade the latest Windows 10.

Quick Features of EaseUS System GoBack Free

• Protect your Windows 10 upgrade experience to avoid any data loss.
• Restore your old operating system, applications and games without reinstalling.
• Downgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 7/8/8.1 if necessary.
• Go back to the previous system station whenever you need.

There are numerous of backup software programs out there in the market that offer the same feature, but it is the simplicity of this software that makes it best among the others.

EaseUS System GoBack Free works on all versions of Windows operating system starting from Windows XP to Windows 7,8 and 8.1.

How to Downgrade Windows 10

1. Download 'EaseUS System GoBack Free' application from the developer website.
2. Install the software from Start Menu. Now, when you start the program you will notice only two options, “Backup System” and “Go Back”.
3. Click on “Backup System” before upgrading the operating system or rolling back to the previous system.
4. Now, if you want to go back to your previous operating system, just open the software and Click the “Go Back” option.

EaseUS System GoBack Free is just a one click process to get back to your old operating system, and you should consider it seriously before upgrading your system to Windows 10.

Note: The software works only when you run it prior to upgrading to Windows 10. You need to create a Backup of your old operating system using this program. Otherwise, you will not be able to go back to your previous OS using third-party software.