Find inactive storage
See how much storage is tied up in files that have not been modified in 1, 2, 3, or more years.
CBITS LENS
See what’s consuming your SharePoint storage.
Analyze your Microsoft 365 environment to identify inactive files, version storage, and opportunities to reduce SharePoint storage costs.
Read-only analysis
No SharePoint changes
Customer-controlled access
UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM
Your storage bill tells you how much you use. Lens shows you why.
Turn SharePoint storage into a clear inventory of where capacity is going and which areas deserve attention.
Measure version history
Understand the effect previous file versions are having on your Microsoft 365 storage footprint.
Model the opportunity
Estimate potential storage reductions and savings using data from your actual environment.
HOW IT WORKS
From download to answers in three steps.
Download Lens
Install the free Windows application on the workstation you will use for the scan.
Connect Microsoft 365
Create the required Entra application and grant the documented read-only access used by Lens.
Run your analysis
Inventory your environment and review the storage findings inside the Lens dashboard.
Lens does not move, modify, archive, or delete SharePoint content during analysis.
SECURITY & TRUST
Designed for Microsoft 365 administrators.
The permissions and data flow should be understandable before you run anything in a production tenant. Lens documents what it accesses, why that access is required, and what it does not do.
Read-only permissionsAnalysis without changing SharePoint content.
Customer-controlled accessYour organization controls the Entra application and its permissions.
Metadata-focused analysisLens analyzes storage information without requiring document-content inspection.
WHEN LENS FINDS AN OPPORTUNITY
Found savings? We can help you act on them.
Lens gives you the analysis for free. If the results identify a meaningful storage opportunity, CBITS can help evaluate the findings and design a practical SharePoint storage optimization or archival strategy.
You keep the visibility and control. There is no obligation to purchase another CBITS service.
START WITH THE FREE ANALYSIS
See the opportunity in your own tenant.
Every Microsoft 365 environment is different. Lens measures your actual SharePoint storage rather than estimating from industry averages.
Download Lens Free to download and run.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you run Lens
Yes. The SharePoint storage analysis is free to download and run. If you later want help acting on the findings, CBITS can separately provide storage optimization and archival services.
No. Lens is designed as an analysis tool. The scan does not move, modify, archive, or delete SharePoint content.
Scan time depends on the size and structure of the tenant. Large environments take longer because Lens must inventory the underlying SharePoint metadata.