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MEGA transfer quota exceeded
Free download limit per IP address
Free users and people without an account can only download a certain amount from one IP address in six hours. MEGA says the limit depends on your location and how busy its network is, so a shared IP or VPN can hit it without you downloading much.
Fix it
How to fix it
Wait for the limit to reset, as MEGA counts data from the past six hours.
Leave the download open, since it carries on by itself once quota is free again.
Restart it within 48 hours, because MEGA drops paused transfers after that.
Upgrade to a paid plan if you need more transfer quota right away.
From MEGA's help pages: help.mega.io, in our words. Checked on 11 November 2026. If the steps do not help, MEGA's own support is the next stop.
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- Invalid email address or passwordLogin details are wrong or your IP is blocked
- Temporary errorDownload interrupted for an unknown reason