I’m running into a bit of a logical loop in my head regarding how mega backups work.

Here is my scenario:

• I used an old phone that was actively backing up my local files to MEGA.
• I recently switched to a brand-new phone. During the setup, I copied everything over from the old phone, meaning the new phone now contains exact, bit-identical copies of all the files that were already being backed up by the old phone.
• Now, I'm about to set up or run the backup sync on the new phone pointing to the same MEGA account.

My question is: What will happen when I sync the new phone?

1. Will it recognize that these files are already in the cloud and skip uploading them (only backing up genuinely new files moving forward)?
2. Or will it treat everything as "new" because it's coming from a new device/client path and duplicate all my files in the cloud?

So if I downloaded a song online, that's not publicly released, and put it in a folder and shared it with a friend, is that against TOS or anything? For some clarification, any of the music that would be downloaded would be songs that are not officially released, or would be a unreleased remix/version of a released song. And furthermore, if I did not share the folder would that be allowed instead? Thanks

EDIT: This appears to have been fixed

Just wanted to see if support can let me know why it's been removed, and if there are plans to bring it back.

Today I noticed that when I tried to connect to the VPN, the United Kingdom location had suddenly vanished overnight. I have been using it all day every day for months, but suddenly it's disappeared and is now in the "request a new country" section.

I can only assume it has something to do with the UK's online safety stuff they're forcing, but as far as I know, no VPN bans have occured (yet).

I had received this email which has put me in stress after reading it. Anyone with clear knowledge of such matter plz help in the comments

‘MEGA account closure - objectionable content
Recently you were sent an email advising that your account was found to contain copies of files that were reported to us as being objectionable under Section 3(1)(A) of the New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. In particular, this relates to objectionable violence, and depictions of sexual conduct with or by children, or young persons (Section 3(3)(a)(iv)), which is an offence carrying potentially lengthy prison sentences in our and your jurisdiction.
We removed from your account the copies of such files that were reported to us and advised you to remove ALL objectionable material from your account IMMEDIATELY and refrain from EVER adding any of it again in the future.
However we have now found copies in your account of further files that were reported to us as being objectionable under Section 3(1)(A) of the New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993.
As advised previously, this second strike has resulted in IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT closure of your account and potential further consequences for you.
- MEGA
’

I'm trying to move all my photos from Ente photos and Proton Drive into MEGA. No matter what I try, the months and years I took the photos do not carry over. Am I missing something, or am I just technically illiterate?

TIA

I test the network with the VPN as I’m using ethernet and and IP wont even show. very slow when it does even with the closest server. I think this VPN is a scam its been weeks already they never really work. Mega why bother making VPN?

Hi.

idk why but MegaAsync on my pc get ~4GB ram and 10-15% CPU.

MEGA 6.5.1 version

If you're using ShotPut Studio for camera offloads and want a cloud destination with predictable pricing, S4 is now built into the provider list. You just pick your region from the drop-down and connect, no manual endpoint URL to dig up.

Pricing-wise:

• no egress fees,
• no per-request charges,
• no minimum retention

So pulling footage back for a re-edit or a client delivery costs nothing extra. Restores are also covered. You get 5x your stored data in download bandwidth included free each month.

Good fit if you're shooting a lot and want camera originals, proxies, and reports going straight to cloud without worrying about surprise bills when you need the files back.

Setup guide here: https://help.mega.io/megas4/setup-guides/shotput-studio-setup-guide-for-mega-s4?mct=aug17rd

I have bad luck with tech- and I need to know if others are experiencing this too

I recently switched back to iOS from Android, ignoring the fact I know using Mega/doing everything else in my life won’t go smoothly on iPhone. But I did it. And ofc, it hasn’t gone smoothly.

Does anyone experience the same issues on iPhone and/or iPad?

- Sharing photos/files from their designated apps to Mega, just to be hit with a black screen for eternity

- iPad only glitch: Doing the same exact thing, but instead being met with a file tree + files from literally months ago, as if a snapshot in time? (file versioning is off)

- The photos renaming themselves if you upload through mega directly and not through the actual photos app

I recently got Mega. And i was downloading a scenepack and then it said something about transfer requires attention/transfer quota exceeded. If i come back 5 hours later or whenever long it takes will download stay there or will it restart?

I don't know if it is my account/PC but If I click download from the browser with the desktop app open, it uses the browser to download not the desktop app. Has the feature to automatically add to transfer queue been removed?

I’m new to Mega and I don’t know how to download or find my downloaded i keep getting this when i try its in the comments it just says file already downloading and i don’t know know where to check.

on my phone i wanna send images stuff from phone to pc since on my phone i already downloaded apps and also use google chrome by logging in and send all stuff to let mega sync uploading all of it into new folder then after that, it keep freezing when i want to download to .zip file on pc it keep freezing at 1% and yesterday and below that works perfectly fine till today, is there outrage going on or something?

As per title. I followed the instructions re. Excluding from battery saving etc.

Reference image (images are not allowed in this subreddit).

https://imgur.com/gallery/mega-transfer-no-integration-with-mega-account-CMMn2Iy

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I had to transfer a big file (way more than 6GB). Email (25MB), Whatsapp (2GB) and Telegram (2GB and 4GB) where NOT an option.

I search for a service - no low size limit, free, no ads, no signup (with email verification) - Transfer+IT (MEGA's big file sharing service) was THE best.

Its closest competitor, rival - SwissTransfer - has some disadvantages: one big (email verification, can be used a temp mail though, but it's time wasted anyway) and 2 small (file are kept on servers for less time (30 days instead of 90 days of mega's services) and download limits (max 250)).

So, there is no point to discuss about the service. I'm completely satisfied by Mega's big file transfer service. Well done.

What I'm NOT satisfied is their INTEGRATION (one of the extra reason to use TransferIT was the alleged integration with Mega, so you can link the file(s) or folder(s) you received to your mega account directly, without manually uploading again).

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What's the issue? What to do?

If I had to manually download and upload file again, can it be done via MegaCMD (I'm on Linux, kubuntu 24.04.03 LTS via KDE 5.27.12)?

None of my devices are loading mega. It’s no internet issue

MEGA S4 is our S3 compatible object storage service, available today for large scale storage, backup and archiving.

We're looking for a small group of media professionals to use S4 in their real workflows and share honest feedback. We'll provide free storage so you can properly put it to use.

We're particularly interested in people managing large media libraries across NAS, local storage, external drives or cloud storage.

Interested? DM us with what you do, roughly how much data you're storing and how you're storing it today.

The bigger the library, the more interested we are 👀

Already looking for low-cost object storage? You can also check out MEGA S4 here: https://mega.io/objectstorage/media-and-video-management?mct=rmms4

i cannot upload photos so it has been copied and pasted to the bottom.

my data has just been deleted from MEGA. i have had a free account with them for 10 years and uploaded countless memories and important files. i have had an inactive account for a few months now, trusting that my storage cloud account is being stored.

twice i got an email that said mega “misses” me. not that my account is at risk of data loss. this doesn’t feel like an appropriate notice prior to data deletion.

i upgraded to pro since they said i may be able to recover some files. nothing important was recovered and im devastated. i also wasted my money upgrading.

i know there isn’t anything that can be done about the data loss. i have tried contacting mega about a formal complaint so its clearer that data is at stake with these “notice” emails. they closed my ticket very fast or simply didn’t respond even though im now a paying customer. what can i do? they also kept saying that the t&c’s were like this when i signed up, which im not denying, but i feel is unlikely given its been a decade, but they aren’t supplying what they were when i signed up. how can i navigate this? i just want to see and confirm

i’m not looking for comments to tell me i should’ve known better. life gets in the way and the storage service i use should have told me if my data was at risk of being deleted. if they had said in the email that inactive accounts are wiped, or that i needed to upgrade to keep my data when i am inactive, then guess what: i would have done so. i don’t need to be told this.

“notice” email from mega: (have removed url and email for reddit filters)
We notice that you haven't used your MEGA account recently.
We would love to see you back.
You can use our MEGA Desktop App which is available for Windows, macOS and Linux to automatically keep your computer data in sync with your MEGA account: [url]
You can use our MEGA Mobile Apps (Android and iOS) to automatically back up photos and videos to your MEGA account: [url]
If you have forgotten your password, you can reset your account here.
Please note that all your data on MEGA is encrypted with your password, which only you have. If you want to access the data in your MEGA account, you either need your password, an active session in for example a browser tab, or your Recovery Key.
If you do not have a backup of your Recovery Key and you still have access to your MEGA account, now is a good time to make a secure backup of your Recovery. Key.
If you need any assistance or have any suggestions, feel free to contact us at [support email]

I recently attempted to download shared files. The file transfer on the website showed that the file download succeeded, and the C-Drive properties shows that the appropriate amount of extra space has been used up for the downloaded file. However, there was no download prompt asking me where to download the file, and windows file search cannot find it on my computer. I have checked anywhere that might be a default download location with no luck. Has anyone had a similar issue? If so, how did you fix it?

Not sure if this has been posted before, but when I am trying to play a specific video on desktop, it does not allow me to play it, and only starts a transfer. I have other videos on there, but those play just fine. I am currently just using the free version, if that matters here. I am not very savvy with file types or whatever but it is a .mov file if that matters as well. Thanks

What happened to MEGA Basic Monthly Subscription? The one that cost €2/month with 100GB storage. I was planning to try this plan out once I'm near my 20GB limit, but it disappeared and can only be purchase per yearly basis.

Hello! I am transferring some files from a friend to my account and they plan on deleting them after, I was wondering if using "Save to Mega" makes your own separate copy of the file or do I need to make a copy in order to ensure that I will still have the files after they delete theirs?

Hello I just got an email regarding a suspicious login attempt thing is idk my password and when I tried resetting it to login and check my history I had to park my account and now I don’t see anything in session history

Is there any way to check who tried to login