Brave Browser crashed and all my passwords are gone

I do not understand what occurred. My other opened browser didn’t crash and is still here. But my brave browser crashed. All the tabs I have opened are gone and my all my passwords are gone. I had a heart exam document opened and now its gone and I can’t retrieve it anymore. I just got back from the doctor man. I don’t need to deal with a broken browser while working on health stuff. I just want to log on to my mychart and finish things up.

You were most likely viewing your heart exam document that was hosted by somebody online. Perhaps you downloaded the file to your computer, but the document online, would still be intact.

Your passwords are gone, unless you backed up your passwords. (Same for your bookmarks.) There are data recovery procedures, but the effort, expense, and time are daunting for first-timers. AND, you must have NOT overwritten where the data was.

That, including, that you know where the data was.

The important BraveSoftware folder location:

Linux OS: /home/[username]/.config/BraveSoftware/

Mac OS: /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/

Windows OS: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\

Two years ago, for Windows OS users, using the RECUVA application from CCleaner, @CerealLover posted a How to recover bookmarks but no guarantees:

Reinstall previous version of Brave - #3 by CerealLover

Meanwhile, use the other browser to sign on at the website that stores your heart exam document.