Fix “Out of HTML 5 Offline Storage Space” Mega Error in Chrome Browser

Mega.NZ is probably the most popular and preferred file sharing website which is used by thousands of people all over the world. The reason behind its enormous popularity is due to the free 50 GB space for new customers while other standard files sharing sites provide only 5 or 10 GB of free space. Despite entering the market late, the team behind Mega have managed to capture the market and users with their feature-rich service. Nowadays, Mega is being used by almost everyone such as YouTubers, Bloggers, Individuals for the purpose of file sharing. The good thing is that Mega allows you to store large files and share it with as many people as you want without any limits.

Well, it all sounds good to hear, but during the process, a lot of users have reported that they’re facing such as “Out Of HTML 5 Offline Storage” whenever they try to download any large size files from Mega. We’ve also seen people complaining about the same whenever they use Google Chrome browser to download files that are more than 10 GB in size. Now it has become common for most of the users and it’s actually very annoying to deal with.

Error “Out Of HTML 5 Offline Storage Space”

As stated earlier, HTML 5 offline storage space error has become so common that everyone who’s using Mega.NZ for the first time will have to go through. It usually happens whenever the user tries to download large files using the Mega’s in-house downloading client. The good thing is that you don’t need to get panic as it’s a minor issue which can be solved with a few simple tweaks.

But before diving into the topic straight away, let’s discuss more about this issue and see why it occurs. Generally sites like Dropbox, Gdrive provide one-click download facility for users, while on the other hand, Mega forces its users to download their client in order to download the files they’re looking for. Sure, Mega.NZ is a reliable file sharing site and a lot of people trust it, but their way of offering downloads includes a hectic procedure which many people don’t like.

A lot of people have actually request Mega to remove this system, but apparently, it’s not going to change and we’ll have to deal with it. The procedure of downloading files from Mega requires the user to download their in-house downloading/uploading client called MegaSync. The user will be able to download the files only with the help of MegaSync which is quite annoying. But the real problem starts showing up when you use their in-house client to download any files.

Well, the good news is that we’ve managed to find a workaround to overcome this issue. In fact, the process of getting rid of this issue includes only a couple of steps which takes only a couple of minutes to perform. After going through all the steps properly, you will be able to download large size files from Mega without any issues.

How To Fix Out Of HTML 5 Offline Storage Space Error

The method which we’ve found is working absolutely fine as of now, but in case, if it doesn’t work for you and if you’re stuck somewhere, feel free to comment down below. So before starting the process, be sure that you’re actually facing the issue on your Google Chrome Browser. Because, sometimes, the issue tends to show up only once or twice, after that it vanishes and lets you download your files with ease using Mega.nz site.

In case, if the issue exists and doesn’t let you download or upload any files on Mega.nz, then just go through the following steps to get rid of it permanently. Well, there’s nothing technical in this process, all you have to do is just clear the Cookies and data of the Mega.NZ site. Once you’re done clearing the cookies, the site will start working as usual and you will be able to download files from the site. If you’re unable to figure out how to clear the Cookies, then here’s a simple guide for you.

First of all, Open up the Google Chrome Browser on your PC, and go to options by clicking on the three dots which is located on the upper right corner of your screen. Or else, you can just type “chrome://settings/” in the URL bar and hit “Enter”. Your browser will automatically open up the settings page for you once you type in the above-mentioned URL.

After opening the Settings page, scroll down the page to find an option called “Advanced Settings”. Just go to “Advanced Settings”, there you will find the option to clear “Cookies And Data” of any site you’ve visited. If you want, you can clear all the Cookies and data rather than clearing the Cookies of the only Mega.nz site.

In case, if you don’t want to clear all the Cookies and data, then just Type in “Mega.NZ” to get the option of clearing Cookies of this particular site. Once the result is loaded, you will get the “Delete” option beside the Mega.nz in the search results. Just click on the Delete option to clear all the cookies and data of the Mega.nz site.

That’s it, now you just need to restart your Google Chrome browser for the settings to be applied in the browser.

Conclusion

So, that was probably the easiest way to fix the “Out Of HTML 5 offline Storage space” error in Google Chrome browser. In case, if the issue still persists even after clearing the Cookies multiple times, then reinstalling the Google Chrome browser is your only option. But, in most cases, the issue would be resolved as soon as you clear everything. In case, if you’re stuck anywhere in the process, please feel free to leave a comment below. We’ll definitely get back to you as soon as possible.