When you open the MetaMask extension, you expect it to open very smoothly without letting you go through any hassle. However, this may not be the case every time. Hence, you need to figure out the technical faults that might be causing the issue and also you can check if you are able to use it on any other browser or device or not.

Well, if you wish to avoid facing any such trouble, then the best thing that you can do is make sure that you regularly update the MetaMask extension but only from its official website or the extension store of your particular browser. In case doing that does not help you out, you still can take access to the official website of the wallet and re-install the MetaMask extension from there.

But, if that too does not work, most probably the wallet file has got corrupted. So, what do you think you would do in that scenario? Well, in that case, you can take a look at the discussion that we are going to make in the section to follow and then you'll be able to figure out the actual cause of the problem and what you can do if this problem arises.

Why does the MetaMask extension file get corrupted?

Well, there could be multiple reasons why your MetaMask extension file may not be giving you the expected output. As said above, the wallet file might have been corrupted. This usually happens when you do not install the latest updates of the wallet for a long and you constantly ignore the message to update it.

Another reason could be that the browser on which you are trying to install the extension has been outdated and no longer supports the current version of MetaMask. In the upcoming section, I am going to guide you through the steps that you need to follow if you wish to understand the whole process of getting rid of the corrupted MetaMask files.

Try this if MetaMask gets corrupted 

Update MetaMask via metamask.io 

This is the one-stop solution that you need to follow if you wish to resolve any such error related to the smooth usage of MetaMask. Hence, make sure that you do this on a priority basis because an update is rolled out with several features, bug fixes, and more.

Update your web browser 

Whether you are using the MetaMask extension on your Chrome or any other supported web browser, you are suggested to keep installing the latest update of the web browser to get rid of any associated issues at the earliest.

Clear browser cache and cookies

In addition to performing the aforementioned tasks, you are suggested to clear off your browser cache and cookies from time to time so that you can use your MetaMask wallet smoothly. In addition to that, you can also make sure that you keep clear of your browsing history.

Re-install the MetaMask wallet files 

This should be done on a priority basis if you are not able to use MetaMask on your device at all. So, if you ever feel that MetaMask files might have gone corrupted, then you need to uninstall it and then re-install the wallet file on your device.

Conclusion: 

In short, we can say that, whatever the problem is with your MetaMask wallet, big or small, it can be eliminated by performing a few troubleshooting solutions. The solutions have already been discussed above and can be applied to problems like these.