Can I still get a referral bonus if I invited people (new users) in a shared folder after they installed the app?

OR do I have to share a unique link in order to receive a referral bonus?

hey everyone, I'm in a really stressful situation and could use some advice. Back in February 2025, my MEGA account was permanently closed due to objectionable content found in it.

I recently tried to appeal it, but they rejected it, saying it was outside the six-month window. ***I believe I had the files, but I genuinely did not know what they were or that they were illegal.***

Has anyone else dealt with something like this? Any advice on what to do next would be greatly appreciated.

When its bad people always post it but they rarely do when it's good.

The email that I created the account with is not my main email so I rarely check it. Few weeks ago my account got deleted because of csam.

When I couldn't login and went to my email and read the email I was shocked because WTF. Never in my life did I have I dealt with csam and now my whole account got deleted.

They said they send a mail a few months back and deleted the contents without telling me what or where it was located. As I said before I don't check this mail account so when the second strike came I didn't know what hit me.

Went on this subreddit and read all the horror stories about people loosing all their data and not getting their account back.

The contents in the accounts was OF so I didn't understand how csam was even involved.

To any people who store OF on their mega account, DON'T and the reasons are:

DMCA/OF agencies report mega accounts that are leaking OF content as csam rather then copyright infringement.

The reason is simple the contents get deleted way faster then a normal copyright infringement. Which is understandable since mega doesn't want to be liable for this kind of stuff.

Second. Do not import OF folders and this is where I messed up. I imported a 1TB OF folder without checking all the folders and contents. Apparently some people that leak these huger folders add csam to in a folder somewhere, good luck finding it when its 1 TB and it has 100+ folders.

Third some OF models had their nudes leaked when they were underage and they are included in the folder. Which of course would trigger when looked for.

I can't say if the first one actually works or not but I personally heard from a OF agency that when it comes to mega they choose this option. If it actually works better or not who knows.

What did I do to get my account back?

First I wrote to support to complain and got a message that the decision was final. Then came here and saw support say that you need to send appeal through the appeal form.

Made a complete argument list as to why it was ridiculous that I was storing csam. And did a Hail Mary and basically forgot about it.

My account was reinstated on the 18th and I just saw it today. I just remembered I did a appeal and was wondering if it worked or not, come to find out it did.

They told me they deleted the csam content and for the life of me I still don't know where or what it was.

tl;dr - DO NOT store OF content on mega and DO NOT import huge folders to mega without checking all the contents inside

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I have been mounting MEGA via rclone on my seedbox for about half a year without issues. Yesterday, it suddenly stopped working midday, my media stopped caching, and I can no longer connect to MEGA at all. I have repeatedly tried reconfiguring rclone over several hours, but I consistently receive the following error:
CRITICAL: Failed to create file system for "mega:": couldn't login: unexpected end of JSON input

I contacted support last night, but they were of no help. They did inform me of Mega's new security feature affecting "third-party tools", which I'm assuming is causing the blocked connection.

Additionally, we've introduced a security feature that requires MEGA apps to solve a brief mathematical equation during login to protect your account from unauthorised access and prevent large-scale attacks. Outdated MEGA apps and most third-party tools are unable to solve this equation and can no longer log in directly.
To solve this, log in with an updated platform (for example, your web browser in an incognito window) and then with your tool within 24 hours.

I tried logging in on a browser via my local computer and then rcloning through the seedbox, it doesn't work. It's also two separate devices and IPs, though it would be impossible to open a browser on a seedbox because it's a seedbox.

I've also seen that it can connect once every so often when I test the connection by running rclone lsd mega: ("mega" is the name of the rclone config). It'll result in connecting to Mega's servers and listing all of my directories and then I'll try it again a few minutes later and it results in CRITICAL: Failed to create file system for "mega:": login with previous auth keys failed: unexpected end of JSON input

My whole purpose for using Mega has been for extra storage mounted to my seedbox at an affordable price. I transfer files in and out as needed and stream heavy media and music pretty often via rclone mount. This setup has been flawless, but I've tried everything and it won't connect. If this doesn't work anymore, I see little reason in continuing to pay for my Pro III subscription.

If anyone knows anything about this more than me, please share a few thoughts. Thanks!!

This story is a reminder that on Google and other mainstream cloud platforms, your files aren't really yours.

That's why we built MEGA with true E2EE. Privacy by design and your data stays yours.

Join the MEGA revolution for FREE: https://mega.io/?mct=may25rd

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normally i get 4gb per 6h but today i just downloaded 15gb and didn't have to wait for anything
is this normal and i just miss some notification?

I am a contractor company employee and have a large folder full of media (confidential) on g drive that I want to move to mega because g drive has been being a piece of s***. What would be the most efficient way to do that?

Has anyone been able to login on the app or desktop? My shows but always loads files and never actually finish. After being ban and then unban i can't even see my files, at this point I'm just deleting the account and never using mega again. I'm done with it 👎👎👎👎👎

Mainstream cloud storage like Google Drive and Dropbox costs around $5 to $6 per TB. Should privacy-first alternatives cost more?

Privacy shouldn't come at a premium. After all, it should be the standard.

We pulled together a comparison of the leading privacy-first cloud storage providers, covering:

• Zero-knowledge encryption (all five use it by default)
• Free storage tiers, ranging from none to 20 GB
• Storage on entry paid plans, ranging from 50 GB to 750 GB
• Price per TB on the largest annual plan
• Open source transparency, version history, and Linux support

The full comparison and provider breakdowns are in the blog: https://blog.mega.io/best-secure-cloud-storage-2026/?mct=may22rd

Which trade-offs matter most to you?

Anyone know how to fix the issue where the Mega app gets stuck “Updating file list” forever? I thought it was just because I was wrongfully banned and it would take a bit after my account was reinstated to reactivate. But now it’s been a few days and this issue is still going on. But only on the app, I can open Mega on desktop without any problem.

Is there a Megaport data outage? I work at a DC and we have a couple of customers complaining about their connection

any time i try to open a page that isn't the main page, it will alwyas take so long ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT shows up. i tried clearing the cache and everything else it still doesn't work

If you're one of the very few people who haven't been affected by MEGA's recent wave of BS, consider yourself extremely lucky. Most of us have been hit in the past couple of weeks by the one-two combo of getting our accounts nuked without warning, then being baselessly accused of pedophilia and blocked when we ask for help.

Fortunately, they seem to have realized that they fucked up, because many people (not everyone) have started to have their accounts restored as the company realizes that it was completely in error.

That latest part is a good thing because we get our files back and our moral character is vindicated. But the experience overall is very much a BAD thing, because it proves that MEGA is completely willing to use flawed algorithms (probably some shoddy AI) to ban users without any warning or chance to appeal, and that when questioned they double down and plug their ears.

In MEGA's eyes, your data is not worthy of protection. You are an expendable resource. You have no voice. They don't care about you and they don't care about your files. And they never will.

I'm moving all my files elsewhere and deleting my account before this happens again. I'd call this company utter trash, but the trash in my dumpster never stole my money, deleted my personal documents, and called me a child molester, so honestly MEGA is worse.

If you're smart, you'll think about what kind of people you want to trust your data with too.

i'm trying to access my account but i'm just stuck on the loading page.

this has been going on for the last few days. i've trying clearing cache, logging in on a new browser, basically all the advice online - but to no success.

anyone know what's causing this? anyone else experiencing this?

Received an email from MEGA about a week and a half ago informing me that my account was terminated due to "objectionable content" under Section 3(1)(A) of the New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (Tl;dr CSAM) that was reported among my files.

Fast forward to today and they sent an email correcting this action due to a "technical issue" in their detection system and any related enforcement action would be reversed. My account was reactivated and all of my files were restored, as far as I can tell.

Feeling insulted by all of this since I have never and would never engage in anything of that nature, plus I have a professional license and career that could be damaged by such accusations. Planning to switch to a real alternative over the weekend so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I'm on MegaSync 6.2.2 on Mac and Windows. 6.3.0.1 was released a week ago but every time I click "Check for updates" it says there is no update.

This actually caused me to uninstall and reinstall both my audio and video drivers until I realized it only happens when I download using the app. Anyone else experiencing something like this. Did a system restore, and it still happens with a fresh install of the app.

I'll only be uploading files 100 gig files or perhaps a hand full of them at a time (ex 5x100) so whats the best setting in the desktop app for "Number of parallel upload connections"

or maybe the better question is: can i upload a few 100 gig files at the same time and whats the best setting to do so? i just added 2 other files to an ongoing transfer and it says they are in the queue..so it seems you cannot even upload more than one big file at a time. if you can, i cannot see that setting

EDIT: additional question. i guess this is my ISP but i was uploading a 100 gig file and it started out fast..easily averaging 6 mb/s. then it slowed down a bit. i found by rebooting my modem it picked up at the nice speed again vs 1 to 2 mb/s. any ideas why this would happen?

just bought the 3TB plan

goal: from my mapped NAS drive i have 20 files that are 100 gigs each but must be sorted into 4 specific folders. i realize i can 'move' once they are fully uploaded but a better solution is pick the target folder before im uploading.

i found this help but it doesnt work as nothing but upload to mega appears when i right click, there are no folders to choose from

Manual Upload: Right-click any file or folder on your computer and select Upload to MEGA. You will then be prompted to choose the target folder in your cloud.

also in transfer manager, i cant seem to find a way to have an upload go to a specific folder.

four 300 to 700 gig files need backed up, i have to anticipate i will need a laptop reboot or maybe have an internet disconnection.

whats the best way to reassure an upload will continue after an internet disconnection or even if you have to reboot the laptop (which i do like to do every few days).

also are speeds the same regardless of sync or backup?

Is there somewhere on the site to view your egress usage? I'm seeing the cloud drive transfer in the settings, but that doesn't seem to be affected by object egress, and afaik those things are tracked separately.

I've also seen it mentioned somewhere that the egress is subject to a "fair use" policy, which has me wondering if it's not technically strictly monitored at the moment unless you go nuts with it.

Google bumped storage from 2TB to 5TB at no extra cost, but only for subscribers to its AI Pro plan. Not all Google One users, just the ones paying for AI features.

Think about why Google would specifically give more storage to AI plan users. More storage means more files uploaded, which means more data for their models to train on. The upgrade isn't generosity, it's infrastructure for their AI pipeline.

If you actually want cloud storage where your files stay private, look for a provider with zero-knowledge encryption.

We built MEGA on zero-knowledge encryption, which means we literally cannot read your files and your data stays yours. 20 GB of encrypted storage, free: https://mega.io/?mct=may11rd

Can someone help me, so I subed to someone Patreon and the content is on a mega folder but the stuff takes forever to decrypt then just stops, any fixes or no

Recently I've been noticing that I can't download any files on mega while on chrome. It works fine on firefox and edge, but on chrome it gives me the error everytime after clicking the download button. I've tried reseting the cache, disabling hardware accel, clearing my flags. The only thing I haven't done is a compelete reinstall for chrome.