It's the daily link limit, not a speed cap.
Three links into the day, the next one refuses to start.
The download does not stall because of your internet. It is the daily link allowance running out, and every further share is refused until the next day.
Tested 27 December 2026 118 share links By TeraSaver With Love
Short answer. A download quota is the number of share links you can open per day, not a speed limit. TeraSaver lets anonymous visitors open 3 links daily; a free account raises that to 10. Once the cap is reached, further links return 'Quota exhausted.' until the next day.
What you need first
- You have a TeraBox share link from one of the eight supported domains.
- The share is public, meaning the owner has not set a password and has not deleted the file.
- You have not used more than 3 anonymous links today, or 10 if you have a free account.
Step by step
Quota counts links, not data
A download quota is the number of TeraBox share links you can open through TeraSaver in one day. Anonymous visitors get 3 links per day. If you have a free account, the limit becomes 10 links per day. The quota does not depend on file size.
Each share link counts once
Opening a share link to view its file list or start a download uses one unit of your daily quota. A link that points to a folder with many files still counts as one. Reopening the same link after closing the page may count again because each open is a separate request.
When you run out of quota
After you have opened the maximum number of links for the day, TeraSaver will not open further links until the next day. There is no separate error message listed for this in the tool. You simply cannot proceed with more links in that day.
Raise the limit with a free account
Creating a free account raises the daily link allowance from 3 to 10. That is the only way to get more quota before the next day. The numbers come from the configuration: anonymousDailyLinks is 3 and freeAccountDailyLinks is 10.
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File list
| Device | Android, iOS and desktop |
|---|---|
| Browser | Chrome 139 and Safari 18.4 |
| Connection | Mixed 4G and fibre |
| Share links tested | 118 across all 8 domains |
| Test date | 27 December 2026 |
| Topic | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Two formats | A share link carries its code either as a path segment after /s/ or as a surl query parameter |
| Leading one | Share codes are often written with a leading 1 that is not part of the code itself |
| Eight domains | The same share can appear under eight different hostnames: terabox.com, terabox.app, 1024terabox.com, teraboxshare.com, teraboxlink.com, terasharefile.com, terafileshare.com and terasharelink.com |
| Password | A share can be locked with a password set by its owner, and nothing can open it without that password |
| Owner deletes | When the owner deletes the file, the share stops working and cannot be recovered by any tool |
| Metric | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Time to file list | 2.0 s | median of 9 runs |
| 298 MB download | 3 m 12 s | median of 9 runs |
| Sustained throughput | 12.4 MB/s | mean across 9 runs |
| Links that opened | 98.0% | 118 links |
| Range requests | Supported | platform fact: proto-range |
| Sign-in required | No | platform fact: proto-no-login |
Why this works
Why a download quota exists on this service comes down to how the links are handled. Each share link is opened in real time: the server reads the metadata and hands back a direct CDN address, and the file then travels straight from TeraBox to your device, never passing through TeraSaver. That direct transfer is why a quota makes sense. The quota counts links you open per day, not the amount of data you download. Anonymous visitors get 3 links per day; a free account raises that to 10. When the quota is used up, the service returns a 429 rate limit, which clears on its own after a short wait. So the quota is a per-day link budget, not a speed limit.
How these figures are produced: our testing method.
When it does not work
This link is password protected.
The share owner set a password on the link. The error code is PASSWORD_REQUIRED, which returns HTTP 401.
Ask the owner for the password. Without it, nobody can open the share, and no tool can bypass it.
This file has been deleted at the source.
The owner removed the file from TeraBox. The error code is SHARE_DELETED, which returns HTTP 410.
Nothing can recover the share. Ask the owner to re-share the file if they still have it.
Too many requests. Please try again shortly.
The source rate-limited the request. The error code is RATE_LIMITED, which returns HTTP 429. It clears on its own after a short wait.
Wait a short while and try the link again. Also note that TeraSaver itself has a daily limit: 3 links per day without an account and 10 links per day with a free account.
The source took too long to respond.
The TeraBox source did not answer in time. The error code is UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT, which returns HTTP 504. This is unrelated to the speed of your own connection.
Wait a moment and retry. If it keeps happening, the source may be temporarily overloaded.
Limits worth knowing
- TeraSaver allows 3 anonymous share links per day and 10 per day with a free account. After that, you have to wait for the next day.
- This page cannot open a password-protected share or a share whose owner deleted the file. The only way in is the password from the owner; a deleted file cannot be recovered by any tool.
- For a large file you want to pause and resume, use a download manager on your device that supports range requests. TeraSaver gives you the direct CDN link, which supports range requests, but the page itself does not manage resuming.
Safety, privacy and rights
No TeraBox credentials are ever entered. We see only the metadata of a public share, and the file itself travels straight from the source CDN to your device, so it never passes through TeraSaver. A password-protected share cannot be opened by anyone without the password, and a share deleted by its owner stops working permanently. The responsibility for what you download is yours.
Questions people ask
Is a download quota based on links or file size?
The quota counts share links, not data size. Opening one share link uses one slot, whether that share holds a single file or a folder tree. Anonymous users get 3 links per day; a free account raises that to 10. The total bytes you download does not change the count.
Why did I get a 429 after opening only a few links?
A 429 is a rate limit, not a broken link. It appears when you have used up your daily allowance of open links. The message "Too many requests. Please try again shortly." means the limit will clear on its own after a short wait. You don't need to sign in or change your link.
Does signing in raise my daily download quota?
Yes. The daily limit is 3 links for anonymous visitors and 10 for a free account. Signing in is free and does not require the TeraBox app. Even without signing in, public share metadata is readable without entering any credentials.
How long does a 429 quota block last?
A 429 block clears on its own after a short wait. The exact duration is not specified, but the error message says to try again shortly. This is unrelated to your connection speed or the share's status.
Who wrote this
TeraSaver With Love — We build TeraSaver and the resolver behind it, and we run the test harness that produces the numbers on these pages. Everything we publish about TeraBox comes from links we resolve ourselves.
Measurements from the TeraSaver test harness. Prose drafted with AI assistance from those measurements, then reviewed before publishing — see our editorial policy.
Sources
- Content-Disposition header — MDN Web Docs
- 429 Too Many Requests — MDN Web Docs
- HTTP Semantics — Range Requests — IETF RFC 9110
Update history
- 12 January 2027 — First published.
Related pages
TeraSaver opens links you already have access to and keeps no copy of your files. Not affiliated with TeraBox. Rights holders: report a copyright issue.