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Chrome desktop ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS: Google’s cookie-related remedy

Short answer

Chrome says this error means a page tried to redirect too many times. Cookies may sometimes prevent pages from opening. Chrome recommends trying to delete cookies, but the supplied excerpt does not show the deletion steps or establish the cause in every case.

Research-based

Last verified:

Applies to: Google Chrome for desktop; version not specified in the supplied evidence

Comparison of documented Chrome cookie guidance and unresolved redirect-loop causes

If Chrome desktop shows “This web page has a redirect loop” or ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS, Chrome says the page has tried to redirect you too many times. Chrome also says that pages sometimes do not open because cookies are not working correctly.

Supported remedy

Chrome recommends trying to delete your cookies for this error. The supplied Google excerpt links to cookie-management instructions but does not include the deletion steps, so this answer cannot provide a click-by-click procedure.

What this evidence does not establish

The excerpt does not establish that cookies are the cause in every case. It does not identify the cause of a particular redirect loop or provide a server-side troubleshooting workflow.

Research method and limitations

This answer was prepared from the supplied public Google Chrome Help excerpt retrieved on September 20, 2026. A secondary excerpt was reviewed only to compare coverage. That excerpt is truncated, so its unseen text was not used as support. The available evidence does not include the linked cookie-deletion procedure, hands-on testing, browser-version comparisons, or comprehensive competing coverage.

Source: Google Chrome Help, “Get help with common error messages in Chrome.”

Evidence boundary between cookie handling and server-side redirect diagnosis

Text version of the diagrams

  • What Chrome’s evidence supports: Error meaning — Too many redirects; Supported remedy — Try deleting cookies; Evidence limit — Cause not established
  • Where the evidence stops: Browser side — Cookies may misbehave; Article action — Try deleting cookies; Outside scope — Server-side redirect loop

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