This month brought a solid set of updates across SharePoint and OneDrive, with the standout being a new pay-as-you-go billing model for storage overages, giving admins a more flexible alternative to manual storage purchases. Purview also picked up meaningful ground, with the ability to block external SharePoint and OneDrive access by domain, and a new capability to clean up inactive accounts for departed employees. Collaboration saw a notable improvement too, with Markdown files gaining co-authoring, autosave, and inline commenting, bringing them closer in line with other file types across Microsoft 365. OneDrive’s browsing experience was also refreshed, with a new Libraries view, expanded filtering options, and improved navigation on mobile. A few items are worth flagging for planning purposes: Restricted SharePoint Search begins its retirement process from July, unlicensed OneDrive accounts will move into enforced retention stages, and OneDrive URLs will start transitioning to the cloud.microsoft domain. None require immediate action, but each is worth noting ahead of time. JUN 2 Pay-as-you-go consumption-based meter for your extra SharePoint storage needs Microsoft will introduce a pay-as-you-go billing model for SharePoint storage overages starting early June 2026. Admins can opt in to pay only for extra storage used beyond the included quota, with no user impact. Education tenants are excluded, and manual storage purchase remains available. Read More JUN 4 Microsoft Purview | Data Loss Prevention – Block external domain or user access for SharePoint and OneDrive Microsoft Purview DLP will enable blocking external SharePoint and OneDrive access by domain or email, enhancing control over sensitive data sharing. Rolling out from May to July 2026, admins can configure block and allow lists in DLP policies to prevent unauthorized external file access. Read More Scoped SharePoint search in Teams (SharePoint app, also called Viva Connections) Starting mid-June 2026, Teams’ SharePoint app (Viva Connections) search will be scoped to SharePoint content, showing relevant results and suggestions within Teams. The feature respects existing permissions, requires no admin changes, and aims to improve search relevance without leaving Teams. No compliance issues noted. Read More OneDrive: New Shortcuts folder option when adding shortcuts OneDrive makes it easy […] The post What’s new for SharePoint – June 2026 appeared first on HANDS ON SharePoint.
This month brought a solid set of updates across SharePoint and OneDrive, with the standout being a new pay-as-you-go billing model for storage overages, giving admins a more flexible alternative to manual storage purchases. Purview also picked up meaningful ground, with the ability to block external SharePoint and OneDrive access by domain, and a new capability to clean up inactive accounts for departed employees.
Collaboration saw a notable improvement too, with Markdown files gaining co-authoring, autosave, and inline commenting, bringing them closer in line with other file types across Microsoft 365. OneDrive’s browsing experience was also refreshed, with a new Libraries view, expanded filtering options, and improved navigation on mobile.
A few items are worth flagging for planning purposes: Restricted SharePoint Search begins its retirement process from July, unlicensed OneDrive accounts will move into enforced retention stages, and OneDrive URLs will start transitioning to the cloud.microsoft domain. None require immediate action, but each is worth noting ahead of time.
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Microsoft will introduce a pay-as-you-go billing model for SharePoint storage overages starting early June 2026. Admins can opt in to pay only for extra storage used beyond the included quota, with no user impact. Education tenants are excluded, and manual storage purchase remains available.
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Microsoft Purview DLP will enable blocking external SharePoint and OneDrive access by domain or email, enhancing control over sensitive data sharing. Rolling out from May to July 2026, admins can configure block and allow lists in DLP policies to prevent unauthorized external file access.
Starting mid-June 2026, Teams’ SharePoint app (Viva Connections) search will be scoped to SharePoint content, showing relevant results and suggestions within Teams. The feature respects existing permissions, requires no admin changes, and aims to improve search relevance without leaving Teams. No compliance issues noted.
OneDrive makes it easy to add shortcuts to the files and folders you use most. Now you can choose to keep those shortcuts neatly together in one place instead of mixed in with everything else. When you add a shortcut, you can send it to a dedicated “Shortcuts” folder rather than your OneDrive root. The folder is created automatically the first time you use it and is easy to spot, with a distinct color and building icon. The Shortcuts folder behaves like any other folder—move it, rename it, share it, or remove it whenever you like.
OneDrive mobile apps will stop supporting sign-ins with SharePoint Server on-premises accounts starting June 2026 to enhance security and align with modern identity standards. Users must switch to Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Entra ID accounts. This change supports the end of SharePoint Server 2016/2019 support in July 2026.
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Provides a visual heatmap of agent activity to help admins quickly detect patterns, hotspots, and unusual access behavior.
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Starting July 2026, unlicensed OneDrive accounts will enter enforced retention stages: read-only at 60 days, archived at 93 days, and permanent deletion after 12 months of non-payment. Admins can preserve data by reassigning licenses, enabling billing, migrating content, or adjusting retention policies.
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We’re bringing co-authoring and autosave to Markdown files in OneDrive and SharePoint, making it easier for teams to collaborate on Markdown content directly in Microsoft 365. Multiple users will be able to edit the same Markdown file together in the web experience, with changes saved automatically, reducing the risk of lost work and removing the need to manually manage versions.
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OneDrive will introduce a new option to save shortcuts in a dedicated Shortcuts folder instead of the root, reducing clutter and improving organization. This folder is auto-created, visually distinct, and optional. Rollout starts mid-July 2026, affecting all OneDrive web users with no required admin action.
Microsoft 365 Backup introduces Full Workload Backup for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Exchange, enabling admins to protect entire workloads with one policy. It automatically covers all existing and new artifacts, reduces admin effort, and supports enterprise data protection. Rollout begins July 2026; admin configuration is required to enable.
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OneDrive is transitioning its URLs from contoso-my.sharepoint.com to onedrive.cloud.microsoft starting July 2026, aligning with Microsoft’s cloud domain strategy. Both domains will coexist indefinitely with no impact on file access or APIs. Admins should review custom solutions and update documentation; no immediate action is required.
Beginning July 31, 2026, the OneDrive (Consumer) Connector in Power Platform will be deprecated and will no longer be available for use in new flows, apps, and agents. Existing flows, apps, and agents using the connector will continue to function until the retirement date on June 30, 2027.
Ability to apply Retention labels and policies to items on OneDrive and SharePoint based on when the items were last accessed by an user.
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OneDrive mobile’s Shared view will update to a two-tab layout—”With you” and “By you”—adding sorting, file type filters, and recent activity visibility. Rolling out worldwide from late June to late July 2026, the update is enabled by default with no changes to permissions or compliance.
OneDrive iOS mobile will enhance access to SharePoint document libraries with a new Libraries view, search by library name, sorting options, and direct navigation to default libraries. The rollout starts late June 2026, requires no admin action, and maintains existing permissions and security.
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We’re adding inline commenting support for Markdown files in OneDrive and SharePoint, making it easier for teams to review, discuss, and collaborate on Markdown content directly in Microsoft 365. Users will be able to leave comments on specific parts of a Markdown file and receive notifications when they are mentioned or when there is activity that needs their attention.
Restricted SharePoint Search (RSS) in SharePoint Online will retire by January 31, 2027, with new enablement blocked from July 31, 2026. Organizations must transition to Restricted Content Discovery (RCD) or other controls to manage content discoverability, as Microsoft won’t migrate RSS settings automatically.
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We’re making it easier for users to find document libraries directly from OneDrive search results. When users search in OneDrive, relevant SharePoint document libraries may appear alongside files and folders, helping users quickly get back to shared team content without needing to navigate across multiple sites.
Users can now work with SharePoint document library views directly from OneDrive. In addition to switching between existing views, users can create and manage views to customize how library content is organized and displayed. This helps teams surface the information that matters most while staying within the OneDrive experience.
OneDrive is making it easier to find and work with files across Microsoft 365. We’re refreshing the filtering experience across OneDrive Web, updating existing filters in views like Home, Shared, People, Meetings, and Favorites to support multiple filters at once, and bringing those same filtering capabilities to folder-based experiences such as My files and shared folders. Users can also filter content by file type using both filter pills and the filter pane.
We’re replacing the existing More places experience in OneDrive Web with a refreshed Libraries view. Users can see more recently accessed libraries, navigate to default document libraries for Teams and favorite SharePoint sites, and use new filtering, sorting, and view options.
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The new My Sites tab in the OneDrive iOS app gives you one place to find every group-connected SharePoint site you own or belong to. Instead of relying on recent files or search, you can browse a complete list of your sites and jump straight to their default document libraries — right from your iPhone or iPad. It’s especially handy when you don’t remember a site’s name, haven’t opened it recently, or were just added as a member of a new site, so you spend less time hunting and more time working with your team’s content.
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OneDrive for the web will replace the “More places” experience with a new Libraries view by mid-July 2026, enhancing access to SharePoint libraries from recent activity, Teams, and favorite sites. It includes filtering, sorting, and view options, with no changes to permissions or admin settings.
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Enables admins to delete both content and containers for departed users at scale thereby keeping your tenant compliant without any manual effort.
Group membership management from the SharePoint Online Group card will be temporarily disabled starting late June 2026 to fix reliability issues, with full functionality expected by September 30, 2026. Users should manage memberships via Outlook, Teams, or the Microsoft 365 admin center during this period. No admin action is required.
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Coming soon for SharePoint: Neutral-themed SharePoint UI will be expanded to page editing and property pane experiences. This update is part of the SharePoint visual refresh and applies our new design language across the SharePoint page editing surfaces, helping create a more consistent, accessible, and modern editing experience.
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Microsoft Edge will enforce “Do Not Allow Screen Capture” restrictions on sensitivity-labeled PDFs in OneDrive and SharePoint web viewers starting August 2026. This aligns web behavior with desktop, enhancing data protection for Microsoft Purview Information Protection users. Organizations should review labels, update documentation, and encourage Edge use for compliance.
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