mega.nz: Settings and Troubleshooting

mega.nz | mega.co.nz : Settings and Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

I get error "Bandwidth limit reached" but JDownloader does not even try to obtain a new IP, what can I do?

1. Stop all currently running downloads.
2. Go to Settings -> Plugins -> mega.nz -> Set Set preferred limit mode to Global: Wait or get new IP
3. Start your downloads again.
   JDownloader will now perform a reconnect to get a new IP if you've properly configured the Reconnect feature.

I permanently get error "Bandwidth limit reached" or "509 bandwidth limit exceeded" even after changing my IP, what can I do?
Alternatively: I get error "Skipped - Account is missing" for files >= 5GB, what can I do?
You possibly ran into this known issue.
Technical background explained:
JD can only download/request complete files.
Browsers and other MEGA tools are able to request only parts of files e.g.:
- mega currently allows you to download 2GB but you want to download a file larger than 2GB
- Other tools will just download parts of that file until MEGA servers say "enough for today" and resume later
--> JDownloader cannot do this and will thus fail until you got a free quota of at least the full size of the file you want to download.
As of 2024-07 this means that free users can not download files >=5GB from mega using JDownloader!
So far there is no way to download such files as a free user if there is less bandwidth available than the full length of the file.
Possible solutions:

• Buy a mega premium/pro account and add it to JDownloader
• Use other tools to download such files

How to download MEGA links without decryption key?

Mega links usually already contain the correct encryption key after the character "#" inside the URL.
Without that key, there is no way to decrypt the file so that key is mandatory.
In some cases however, people may provide the links and decryption password separately.

1. Go to Settings -> Plugins -> mega.co.nz (or mega.nz) -> How to handle links with invalid or missing decryption keys? -> Set this to "Ask"
2. Add your links to JDownloader.
3. Start downloading. JDownloader will ask you for the missing decryption keys.

Bonus hint for downloading links without decryption key:
You can pre-set the decryption key so that JDownloader will not ask you for it later and you can leave it downloading unattended:
Select a link -> Settings -> Set Download Password