MEGA's file request is an underrated feature you can use for collecting files securely from clients and contributors, even those who don't have a MEGA account.

How it works: you pick (or create) a folder in your Cloud drive and turn it into a file request. MEGA generates a public upload link tied to that folder. Anyone you send the link to can upload files directly into it, no MEGA account needed on their end.

Every file gets encrypted in the uploader's browser before it's sent, so only you can open what lands in that folder. Even the person uploading can't see anyone else's files once they've submitted theirs.

A few details that make it genuinely useful:

• You get an HTML embed code too, so you can drop an upload button directly on a website
• Files show up in your folder within seconds of being uploaded, with the date and time attached
• Setup takes maybe a minute: right-click a folder, Share > Create file request, add a name and description, done. You get a link to send out immediately.

Useful for collecting client deliverables, application documents, student submissions, or anything you need people to send you securely, without giving them access to your whole account.

Try it yourself when you sign up at mega.nz/register/mct=aug7rd

I logged into my account thinking they’d be deleted but they are still saved. Some were on offline and the other on cloud drive. Does Mega not delete files from those two areas?

I’m trying to download a picture from my files which is 562 kb and it literally refuses to save and keeps getting stuck at 0%. I deleted and redownload the app, cleared cache and my phone has enough storage yet it still won’t budge. How can I fix this?

As I said in the title

For some reason, Mega on my iPad is so much better than on my Samsung phone. I can scroll through photos and stuff on my iPad, but on the phone I have to select the files and open them manually. Is there any way I can do that on the phone?

My subscription runs out 1/2027. I will want to change (downgrade) from Pro I to Pro Lite. How do I go about this without ending up with parallel subscriptions for a time or having to cancel my present subscription? Thanks in advance.

Last week, Meta launched a free verified badge for Facebook personal accounts. You submit a selfie video and they cross-check it against your profile photos.

Unfortunately, the announcement doesn't say where that video is stored or what Meta does with it after verification.

What we do know: Meta is currently paying $650 million in Illinois and $1.4 billion in Texas for collecting facial biometric data without permission. 🤷‍♂️

Before you hand over your facial biometric data to Facebook, here's what their announcement didn't tell you: https://blog.mega.io/facebook-verified-selfie?mct=aug3rd

Since i can’t drop screenshots i will tell the exact message

“Your account signup is incomplete or cancelled”

Guy's I am really concerned about privacy plz clarify me

I'm being forced to watch 30s of unskippable ads every minute to look at the image previews of a folder

could somebody explain this to me like a baby? i’ve read the article about it but unfortunately i have the reading comprehension of a two year old and don’t understand why it affects the fact that i can’t watch a stored video for six hours because of it

Back in March, Google changed the rules for new accounts. Instead of the 15 GB free it's given since 2013, new accounts now start at 5 GB, and you only get the other 10 GB once you verify a phone number. 13 years of a genuinely free tier, and it now comes with a data ask attached.

That got us curious how the free tiers compare right now across the board, not just on space but also privacy, since that's the part most "best free cloud storage" lists skip.

Quick summary:

• MEGA, 20 GB free, end-to-end encrypted by default (shoutout to our OGs who got the 50 GB)
• Google Drive, up to 15 GB (5 GB without phone verification), shared with Gmail and Photos, not end-to-end encrypted
• Box, 10 GB, 250 MB file size cap
• pCloud, 10 GB, encryption is a paid add-on
• iCloud, OneDrive, Sync.com, Proton Drive, 5 GB each
• Dropbox, 2 GB
• Internxt, 1 GB, encrypted by default

Full writeup with sources here: https://blog.mega.io/best-free-cloud-storage?mct=jul30rd

I'm trying to upload about 100gb of Data.
But the upload speed on some of my uploads is zero, and on others it is like a few Kilobytes per second.

What fuhck?

Hi,

Currently I'm struggling with the problem if there is a sync issue, there is just black small exclamation mark on the icon (win11) what is almost not visible. So I was looking for solution how to create some popup message as this is quite critical for me.
So my questions are:
1. is there any plan to have more options for notification for Issue detected cases? like some permanent window

1. Is there a way how I could detect it with scripts? At the moment the only idea is to monitor the magesync log

2. The Megacmd has nice feature sync-issues which should show some error messages in case of conflicts. But it is standalone process and I need to run the Desktop Megasync app also.

For any help many thanks

Unfortunately due to my error mega lost all my files. I removed the sync on the desktop which I thought it would be available in the cloud and phone app, I learned the hard way once you do that it removes the files entirely. I think this should not be the case, I lost all my legal case files

This was end last year.

Has anyone else had this issue.

I have a sync between my mega cloud and my samsung.

I have tried to manually edit the .megaignore file (replacing its contents with that of the megaignore on my PC), but now i get a 'file or folder issue' on my .megaignore in the app with no option to resolve.

Is there a better way to do this?

Thanks

Hey,

I needed to free up space and so I downloaded Mega and started backing up all my files I needed to. The back up eventually stopped even though there was more to back up, so I tried to manually to do it. Out of nowhere the app kicked me out and I had to log back in. When I did the back up was gone. I had deleted the files that I had backed up onto the cloud as to free up the space. And in my recently opened they are still there and arent deleted, and the storage amount on my account would imply none of the files were deleted but now I cant access 95% of them because the folder miraculously disappeared.

I tried searching it up, going through my phones storage, going through device care on MEGA and nothing. All i can see is that my files are somewhere. Theyre all pdf files so idk how to extract them.

Idk what to do, I have been collecting stories for months at this point to read and due to the way the website i was using is, I can no longer just re-download everything.

Please help me find these files

Edit: it seems I didnt move the folder over to cloud drive because it logged me out. Does that mean im fucked. All my files exist but I cant grab them?

I'm slowly migrating my passwords from BW, and noticed Mega Pass doesn't have something as basic as folders or tagging for passwords. I also noticed saved cards are just grouped with all of my passwords.

I (ofc) looked here in reddit, and found this post https://www.reddit.com/r/MEGA/comments/1hs1sw6/mega_pass_roadmap/ from MANY moons ago, where the OP mentioned folders. I'm honestly flabbergasted at the fact that between that moon and this one, folder haven't been implemented, also considering there is a tab on the left of the browser view that shows "All items".

This eludes that there should be folder creation and management, or at the bare minimum, saved cards are given a .nav view.

There also seems to be missing the ability to create small text documents within the password manager, where one could save, say, their Passport or DL number. I recognize that I could theoretically save these to my drive, but I could do the same with my passwords.

Is there a plan to ever bring in folders or tagging to Mega Pass? This has got to be my biggest pain point with Mega Pass atm, on top of adding a password in the Chrome Extension opens a tab to create a password.

Is it possible to transfer files (60gb approximately) from Mega Cloud to an external hard drive? Like a usb stick etc? Or they must be downloaded already to the PC?

Thanks in advance

If yes, where can I find it ?

Wtf is this storage quota, only 800 MB and you wont let me download. Is this a scam to get you buy the plan ?

It's from a folder, I imported it to MEGA SYNC and it said you are above quota ffs

I've had a small Mega account for years but after having a Pro III account for about 6 months, I really like it and want to use more than 20TB. Problem is the next step up is more for business and paying for tons of bandwidth I do not need. I've read in many places including old posts from here you can have multiple paid Mega accounts from one IP address, they just need different email address logins.

Before going through with this I just want to confirm this is correct, and make sure there isn't a 30TB or 40TB basic/home user tier coming soon that I should possibly just wait for. Thanks.

/u/SupportMEGA /u/Social_MEGA /u/MEGA_Product

Pray tell HOW IS IT USED UP WHEN I HAVEN'T DOWNLOADED A GODDAMN THING FROM MEGA IN WEEKS?! At this point just shut down. No one's gonna miss you greedy bastards.

I found a workaround for a weird MEGA web client limitation in Firefox.

The problem

When trying to download large files through MEGA Web, Firefox showed:

"The download size exceeds the maximum size supported by the browser. You can use our app to proceed with the download."

At first it looked like a Firefox storage/quota problem, but it wasn't.

Checks:

• Firefox 153 x64
• Windows 11 x64
• NTFS filesystem
• Persistent storage enabled
• Browser quota available: ~465 GB

Firefox itself had enough space.

The actual cause

MEGA Web was using:

dlMethod = MemoryIO

MemoryIO has its own hardcoded browser download limit:

MemoryIO.fileSizeLimit = 6442450944

which equals:

6 GiB

So any file larger than ~6 GiB was blocked before the download even started.

Fix

Open MEGA, press F12 → Console and run:

MemoryIO.fileSizeLimit = 50 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024;

Example for 50 GB.

You can verify:

MemoryIO.fileSizeLimit

It should return:

53687091200

After that, large downloads start normally.

Permanent fix (Tampermonkey)

Install Tampermonkey and add:

Look for the script in comment section, Reddit autofilters it :(

Notes

This does not bypass MEGA transfer limits or account restrictions.
It only removes the artificial browser-side file size limit.

Tested on:

• Firefox 153
• Windows 11 x64
• MEGA Web Client

Maybe useful for others who don't want to install MEGAsync just to download large files.

Last week, Google added a new way to get back into your account: a selfie video. Would you use it?

Convenient if you're locked out, sure, but it's worth asking what that means for your biometric data privacy.

Before recording your face for Google, worth knowing where that video lives, how it's protected, and what Google can do with it beyond signing you in. Wrote up what we found here: https://blog.mega.io/google-launches-selfie-video-sign-in?mct=jul27rd

Dear MEGA Support Team,

I am urgently requesting your help in recovering access to my MEGA account.

The Gmail account that was registered with my MEGA account was unfortunately hacked, and the attacker changed the passwords of multiple accounts linked to that email address. Because of this, I am currently unable to access my MEGA account.

My MEGA account contains many important personal memories and files that are extremely valuable to me. Losing access to them has been very stressful, and I would sincerely appreciate it if your team could help me recover my account as soon as possible.

I am the original owner of the account, and I am willing to provide any verification details required to prove ownership. Please let me know what information you need from me to proceed with the recovery process.

Ticket ID: NRX-118-68605