Despite its controversial past, MEGA is as trustworthy as any other leading cloud storage provider. MEGA is not an illegal service and complies with all regulations that apply to a service of its type. It also has a dedicated support team to help take down any files that may be an infringement of copyright law.
MEGA does not give viruses through its software across all its platforms. However, like with any other cloud service, users should only download files sent to them from trusted sources to avoid viruses and malicious malware. However, Google is a far better option for those looking for a cloud service that offers robust tools for collaboration.
Along with two-factor authentication , this makes for a very secure cloud storage service. Apart from the excellent security, MEGA has plenty of features — some necessary, others not so much. It has several sharing features plus some nice extras, like the chat client. MEGA is a secure cloud service that offers robust sharing features. Everything uploaded to MEGA is encrypted with an individual encryption key, which can be sent separately.
However, only paid users can set expiration dates and passwords for the links. You can also share folders with anyone with a MEGA account. Sharing folders this way lets you set permissions for the folder, allowing you to choose who can upload to the shared folder, or alter any data inside it.
In comparison, Tresorit is a secure cloud storage service that makes file sharing much easier and less confusing for the user. You can read more about Tresorit and its excellent sharing features in our Tresorit review , and also read our MEGA vs Tresorit comparison. MEGA also offers a slew of apps, ranging from the standard desktop and mobile apps to live chat to dedicated apps for sharing large files.
However, keep in mind that metadata, such as the email address of your contact, remains unencrypted. Chat is available both through the MEGA website and via the mobile app. You can share files inside the chat, either directly from your computer or from your MEGA cloud drive. Versioning is enabled by default, and files with previous versions are marked with a little clock icon next to them.
If you need to collaborate on cloud-based files, Google Drive is one of the best options for that. You can also preview images, music and video files and PDF documents. Additionally, MEGA has four paid plans and a separate business plan. The prices above are in U. It comes with 20GB of permanent storage , which is already among the most generous free plans.
On top of that, there are several ways of expanding your storage. You can get an additional 5GB for installing the mobile app and 5GB for verifying your phone number. These bonuses, totaling 15GB, last for days. Each confirmed referral gets you a bonus that lasts for a whole year, so you can easily expand your storage when you need it, at no cost to you.
MEGA will send an email notification that your bonus storage is available, but may take a few days to appear on your account. If you think a free account with MEGA is not for you, you can check out Icedrive , another privacy-minded cloud service with an excellent free plan that includes 10GB of storage. It offers 2TB of cloud storage and a 2TB transfer quota.
This gets you 8TB of cloud storage and a monthly transfer quota of 8TB. You can read our full pCloud review for more information. This does help a lot with legibility, though, making everything easy to notice and read.
MEGA added a dark mode in , which makes it a little easier on the eyes at night. MEGA offers several apps that let users access the service in different ways. There are the two desktop apps we mentioned, as well as mobile apps for Android and iOS. The browser experience is handled either through the MEGA. From here you have access to all your files.
You can right-click any file or folder to manage sharing links or to move, copy or delete them, plus you can download or preview them. The desktop experience is mainly handled through the MEGAsync app. Installing the app creates a MEGA folder on your computer where all your data is synced. While installing the app, you can choose whether to sync all folders or only select folders.
The app functions mainly as a transfer manager that allows you to upload and download files and folders, as well as manage your synced folders. It also lets you stream files while your computer is online, functioning like a peer-to-peer service. That can get annoying really fast if you have a lot of work to do in the app.
The mobile app functions just like any other mobile cloud service app. You can upload and download files, send links and move files around. Since its launch, MEGA has added a ton of features, but neither the interface nor existing features have been updated accordingly. This has created some overlap between features that can leave users confused about which app to install or which sharing feature to use. This could have been resolved by simply allowing the user to create upload links.
All the clutter is especially visible when comparing the service to Dropbox, which has one of the most polished user experiences for a cloud storage service. You can find out more about it in our Dropbox review. MEGA offers a full file-sharing feature set, with only some minor things missing. Each link is encrypted, and the encryption keys can be sent separately. Plus, you can set passwords and expiration dates for links to make them more secure. The MEGAsync app creates a sync folder on your hard drive, and this is where all your files are synced.
You can choose which folders to sync, and you can even sync existing folders to your MEGA cloud storage account. This makes syncing data slightly slower than some competitors. In previous versions, MEGA had disappointing upload and download speeds. Thankfully, things have improved with the latest versions of the application.
As with all our cloud storage tests, we uploaded a 5GB folder of mixed files using a Mbps connection for both uploads and downloads.
In previous tests, it took 24 minutes to upload a 1GB folder. Download speeds are not necessarily anything to write home about, but they are passable. Is MEGA super quick? But its improved performance means that we can now recommend it to those who put speed toward the top of their list of cloud storage needs. MEGA is one of only a handful of cloud storage services that provide end-to-end, zero-knowledge encryption.
The best part is that it offers its encryption services at no cost at all, unlike most other storage services. MEGA encrypts all of your data client-side, so you are the only one holding the encryption keys. This means that neither MEGA nor any malicious actor has a way to access your data without your consent.
This means that your files are secure on the MEGA servers and while being uploaded or downloaded, so your data is safe from man-in-the-middle attacks.
MEGA uses two-factor authentication to add an extra layer of security for your login. This means that even someone with your account data will not be able to log in to your account and compromise your private data.
MEGA should be a safe place to store all of your private data because the client-side, end-to-end encryption ensures the privacy of your files, even if someone gains access to your data. All of this makes the MEGA cloud service very secure. With this level of security, MEGA is unable to reset your password should you forget what it is.
However, you can recover your account by downloading a recovery key. We recommend you do this and keep it safe, so you can access your account if you forget your password.
I think the problem was that some of those files were corrupted in some way. Fortunately where files that I didn't needed anymore. Skip to content. Star 1. New issue. Jump to bottom. Files stuck with "retrying" but never continue to download.
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Has this been resolved yet? Seems to be stuck with resolving The same here. Clearing the Cache and data on any app might make it function a little better.
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