How to fix ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error for Google Chrome?

In Chrome, one of the best and most used browsers  , the error ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS occurs when trying to open a page through another . If you are one of these users, you are in the right place, because below we will explain how to solve it.

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1. What causes ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS problem in Chrome?
2. How to remove ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS problem?
   1. Clear cache and force load
   2. Clear cache and cookies in Chrome
   3. Flush the DNS cache
   4. See if any extension creates conflict
3. How to prevent the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error on a website?
   1. Check SSL installation
   2. Check the .htaccess file
   3. See if the wp-config.php file is correct

What causes ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS problem in Chrome?

The ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error occurs in the Chrome Browser, when exactly a redirection is being requested on one page to enter another, the causes of it are the following:

1. Misconfigured content distribution.
2. Misconfigured or defective .htaccess file.
3. Address of the new web page misconfigured.
4. Outdated browser cache.
5. If Chrome browser cookies are damaged.

How to remove ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS problem?

All the problems that occur in the Chrome browser have a solution, including the ERR_CACHE_MISS error and in this case the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error , the possible solutions for the latter are the following:

Clear cache and force load

If it is on a specific page in which the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error occurs, you can delete only the cache of it , the procedure to achieve this is the following:

1. Open the Browser Settings.
2. In the left panel that will open, select the Security and privacyoption , among the sections that will open you will find Cookies and other site data, click on it.
3. After the above, all the Cookies site data of all the websites stored in your browser will be shown to you, if you do not immediately get the cache of the page, use the browser to search for it.
4. When you get the cache you want to empty, click on it and then select the Delete option, followed by pressing the f5 key on the page. Another way to accomplish this is by pressing the Ctrl+Shift+I combination, then selecting the Empty cache and force input option.

Clear cache and cookies in Chrome

If the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error occurs on several pages, it is recommended that you delete the cookies and cache completely from the Chrome browser, the steps for them will be shown below.

1. Open Settings.
2. After the above, select the Security and privacy section on the new page.
3. On the left side, a panel will open in which you can find the option to clear browsing data, click on it and then on the cache and cookies option.
4. Tap   Clear Browser Data.
5. Then select the elimination period.
6. To finish, press delete.

Flush the DNS cache

The third method to fix the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error is to flush the DNS cache, the steps to do so are as follows:

1. In the browser search engine put the following:
   • Chrome://net-internals/#dns
2. On the page that will open you will find all the DNS resolutions of the browser.
3. At the bottom of the list is  the Clear host cache option,click on it and that’s it.

See if any extension creates conflict

Check if any browser extension is the one causing the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error, to achieve this verification you must deactivate the extensions one by one and check if the mentioned error is eliminated when uninstalling, to perform this deactivation apply the steps that will be given to continuation:

1. Open the browser menu.
2. In the menu you will find the Tools option clickon it, then select the Extensions option.
3. After you do the above, all the extensions of your browser will be shown to you, start by uninstalling one, then check if the error has disappeared if it does not reinstall and try another. When you get the problem extension proceed to remove it from your browser, you will find the removal option next to the extension.

How to prevent the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error on a website?

If you are the owner of a web page, you can avoid the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error from appearing on it, to achieve this, do the following:

Check SSL installation

SSL is managed by the device’s operating system, therefore, you cannot check if it is installed or enabled from the browser in this Chrome but from the device itself, to achieve this check, do the following:

1. The first thing you should do is open your computer’s network and internet settings, which is located in the Control and Panel section.
2. In the mentioned section you will find the option networks and internet, click on it, then select the option Internet options.
3. In the window that will open you will find the Content section, go to it.
4. After you do the above, the SSl data will be shown, next to it the option to delete them.

Check the .htaccess file

The aforementioned file is located on the Apache server , its purpose is the development of rules which generically inform a server of the correct way to function, these htaccess files are found statically on websites that use redirection . To check that it is working correctly, do the following:

1. Open your web page.
2. Within the page you must go to the File Management section
3. In the new window, look for the htaccess folder, enter it and verify that it is enabled and without any errors.

See if the wp-config.php file is correct

The wp-config.php file contains very important details of a website such as WordPress, this file must have the correct data for the page to work well, therefore, it is advisable to verify said data, achieving this verification is very simple you just have to do the following:

1. Access the Administration section of the page,
2. In the new page, look for the folder with the name wp-config.php and verify that the data found in it is correct.