Quick Answer: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS means the site sent your Chromebook back and forth between two or more URLs until Chrome gave up. It’s almost always caused by corrupted cookies for that site, a login or session conflict, or a misconfigured redirect rule on the site itself. Clearing cookies for the specific site fixes the large majority of cases.
What Causes This Error
- Corrupted or conflicting cookies for the site, especially old login or session cookies
- A site redirecting HTTP to HTTPS while your browser or a cached version still points the other way
- Being logged into the same account in two different states (e.g., one tab signed in, one signed out) that the site keeps trying to reconcile
- A browser extension rewriting or blocking requests to the site
- A misconfigured redirect rule on the website’s own server
How to Fix It
Step 1: Clear cookies for just that site
Click the icon to the left of the address bar, choose Cookies, and remove the ones for the affected domain. This resolves the redirect loop in most cases, since old session cookies are the single biggest cause.
Step 2: Try the site in an incognito window
Open an incognito window (Ctrl + Shift + N) and load the site. If it works there, the problem is stored data or an extension in your regular profile, not the site itself.
Step 3: Disable extensions
Go to chrome://extensions and turn off ad blockers and privacy or security extensions one at a time, reloading the site after each one.
Step 4: Clear the site’s full cache and cookies
If clearing just the cookies didn’t help, clear the full browsing data for that site. See how to clear cache and cookies on a Chromebook for the steps.
Step 5: Sign out of the account tied to the site everywhere
If the redirect involves a login (e.g., a site that checks your Google account), sign out of all sessions for that account, close all tabs for the site, then sign back in fresh.
Step 6: Check the URL for typos or old bookmarks
An old bookmarked URL that a site has since redirected away from can sometimes loop against a newer redirect rule. Try navigating to the site’s homepage directly instead of an old saved link.
Still Not Fixed?
If clearing cookies and testing in incognito both fail, the redirect loop is very likely a bug on the website’s own server, not your Chromebook. This is common right after a site migrates domains or changes its login system. Try again later or reach the site through a different entry page (like its homepage instead of a deep link).
FAQ
Why does this happen on only one site?
Because it’s tied to that site’s specific cookies or redirect rules. Other sites use different cookies, so they’re unaffected.
Does Powerwashing fix this?
It would, but it’s overkill. Clearing cookies for the one affected site resolves the same problem without wiping your Chromebook.
Can a VPN cause redirect loops?
Yes, if the site tries to serve region-specific content and detects your IP address changing between requests, it can get stuck redirecting based on location.
