How to Fix: Your In-Browser Storage for Mega is Full

Mega is a cloud storage and file hosting service. It’s a nice alternative to Dropbox and Google drive. When trying to download a large mega file you can encounter an error message which notifies you that ‘your in browser storage for mega is Full’, don’t panic because there are solutions for you.

This error is common and it usually occurs when local browser storage is filled up on your mobile device or PC storage is full. There are different ways to solve this error so you can download mega files hitch free.

Step #1. Clear hard drive storage space

Clear any software that interferes with your opera browser’s performance to enable you download mega files freely.

• Open your C: drive or the drive you installed Opera web browser
• Go through the list of files and software, sift out the irrelevant ones
• Delete unused programs and extra files there to free up some storage space

Step #2. Wipe Opera’s profile data

Wiping off Opera’s Profile Data will free up more space so you can download large mega files.

• Exit browser if you were using it
• Relaunch the browser using Windows+E
• Enter this in the web address field C:/users\UserName\App data\Roaming\Opera software\ Opera stable
• Change username to the profile name you have set up on the PC
• This action leads you to a folder directory, find and click profile
• Select all the files in the profile folder and delete them
• Return to the directory by typing this in the web address field; C:\Users\UserName\App Data\local\Opera software\Opera stable
• When you get to the directory, tap cache
• Select and delete all the files here

Step #3. Reset Opera

Reset Opera by restoring Opera to it’s default settings. Browser starts afresh and provides optimal performance for you to download large files.

• Launch browser on PC
• Select settings option from the menu on the left part of the screen
• Click ‘Advanced’tab to view available options
• Navigate to the bottom of the screen where you will find ‘Reset‘ settings
• Press ‘Restore settings to their original default’
• A pop up message will appear, click on ‘reset’ . Or, use browser’s profile settings to reset Opera and clear the error
• Launch Opera web browser
• Enter the following in the web address field; Opera://settings/reset ProfileSettings
• Press ‘Reset‘ on the pop up window message to confirm your reset

Step #4. Clear Opera storage

Opera collects information temporarily and this can clog useful storage space.

• Tap ‘Easy Setup’ and select ‘Browsing data‘ option
• Paste Opera://settings/clear browser data in the web address space
• Choose ‘All Time‘ from the dialog box
• Tap ‘Cookies and other site data‘ and select clear data

How to fix ‘Your In-Browser Storage or Mega is Full’ error on Microsoft Edge

Users can fix ‘your in browser storage for mega is Full’ error on Microsoft Edge by doing the following:

Step #1. Clear the hard drive

Other apps located in same drive as the browser can stop it from downloading mega files. To clear drive on Microsoft Edge, it’s quite easy.

Open your drive storing Microsoft Edge, identify any unnecessary files and program then delete these files and clear up space.

Step #2. Reset Microsoft Edge

When the browser runs on its default settings, it can bypass most obstacles like insufficient storage space. To reset Microsoft Edge:

• Open browser and press the three horizontal lines by the right if the windows
• Choose settings from pop down menu bar
• Scroll to the right part of the browser and click reset settings option
• Press ‘Restore settings to default‘ on the new page
• A pop up message will appear informing you that your data will be gone
• Click on Reset to complete action

Step #3. Wipe cache and browsing history

Clear cache and browsing history to optimize performance of Microsoft Edge Web browser and download mega files hitch free.

• Launch Microsoft Edge
• Click the three horizontal lines by the upper right and select settings when the menu opens
• Click on ‘Privacy and services‘ option
• Scroll to ‘Clear browsing data‘ and click on it
• A menu displaying available options will appear, click on all the options and select them
• Tap ‘ Clear now‘ to erase all

Step #4. Clear Microsoft Edge storage

Empty Microsoft Edge local storage and free up space to take in your large mega files.

• Go to browser settings
• Select privacy
• Select clear browsing data
• Click the ‘All Time‘ option
• Press ‘Cookies and other site data’ option then hit the clear button

How to fix ‘Your In-Browser Storage for Mega is Full’ Error on iPhone

Step #1. Wipe browser cache

If you’re downloading files from from your browser regularly, cache will always be filled up and this can disrupt file downloads. Delete the cache if both Chrome and Safari browser.

On Chrome:

• Launch App from home screen
• Go to settings and tap privacy at the bottom of the screen
• Tap on ‘clear browsing data’
• Select all browsing data displayed and hit ‘clear browsing data’ button

On Safari:

• Go to iPhone settings and select Safari
• Press clear history and web data

Step #2. Erase app cache and data

Before you start clearing app cache and day on iPhone, remember to save all your login details for each app because this process will delete all your log in details from each app

• Open settings and select General option
• Choose iPhone storage and navigate to Mega mobile app, select it
• Press delete app. After deleting visit Apple app store to redownload the app

Also remember to delete unnecessary files like duplicate image, old videos and screenshots or any unnecessary files that eats up space.

How to fix ‘Your In-Browser Storage for Mega is Full’ error on Android

Step #1. Remove browsing data

If you like using Chrome for mega downloads, wipe your browsing data regularly they might be the reason you can’t download and save new files.

• Open Google Chrome app from your home screen or app menu
• Choose more options and tap settings
• Click on privacy and security
• Click clear browsing data
• Find the time range section and click on’All Time’ option
• Go through the Information and determine which is irrelevant
• Select the ones you want to erase and hit the clear button

Step #2. Clean up app cache

• Launch Android settings app
• Enter the apps section and click on ‘Apps and notifications’
• Press Mega mobile app to clear its data. You can do this for all the mobile apps in your device and free up space

Also delete already watched videos and audio files. They take up space more than you can imagine. Remove Spotify premium downloads, podcast episodes, YouTube premium downloads, etc.

Final thoughts

From this article you will realize that the major problem of ‘your in browser storage is Full’ error is because of clogged up space.

It’s important to keep your device light at all times. Always delete browser data, cache and cookies so your browser can perform fast.

This article was first published on August 17, 2022 7:29 p.m. WAT