Brave keeps crashing :( Lost all my Bookmarks/Research for my saving democracy project launch

Description of the issue:
I open brave as always - seconds later it crashes

Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. 2. 3.
Click on brave icon or type brave in mac search field and hit enter. browser opens and then immediately crashes or crashes seconds later or opens to a blank tab and then crashes or remains stuck, every 10th time I’ll see the normal browser welcome page and then it crashes. I can’t shut down. must force quit.

Expected result:
brave will crash

Reproduces how often:
tried at least 50 x

Operating System and Brave Version(See the About Brave page in the main menu):
Macos 10.13.6 (17G9016) - can’t see about brave menu

Additional Information:
Uncertain if this is the cause but this started happening last night after I downloaded fileZilla and in doing so I got a malware bug called TopResults. Removed bug and brave seemed to work again. But today I tried to sync my computer with my iPhone (so I’d be able to access my bookmarks on my phone if my computer’s browser tweaked out again) and it’s been crashing ever since. Sync did not seem to work (but synching is not an issue i care to talk about right now as I am desperate for my bookmarks)

I downloaded Brave Browser Beta also and it does the same thing. Crashes immediately.

If there is anyway to find (and export) my bookmarks from some other place on my mac (terminal?), please give detailed information on how to recover / view them - export as an html file. anything to get my bookmarks - even just one bookmark folder that has the most critical information in it. I’m loosing my mind right now as my project is an election integrity watchdog for the upcoming election in america that starts in less than 2 weeks. Thank you.

CRASH REPORT
Process: Brave Browser [1712]
Path: /Applications/Brave Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/Brave Browser
Identifier: com.brave.Browser
Version: 79.1.2.43 (102.43)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: ??? [1]
Responsible: Brave Browser [1712]
User ID: 502

Date/Time: 2020-01-23 15:10:07.451 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.13.6 (17G9016)
Report Version: 12
Anonymous UUID: CA852B62-D0EB-F349-FE73-9E79FC99F691

Time Awake Since Boot: 1800 seconds

System Integrity Protection: enabled

Crashed Thread: 0 CrBrowserMain Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000028

VM Regions Near 0x28:
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__TEXT 000000010916d000-0000000109196000 [ 164K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Brave Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/Brave Browser

Thread 0 Crashed:: CrBrowserMain Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011506ee36 0x110300000 + 81194550
1 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000111c7dad7 0x110300000 + 26729175
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000111c97ea8 0x110300000 + 26836648
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011173dbd2 0x110300000 + 21224402
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011173f828 0x110300000 + 21231656
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011173f38a 0x110300000 + 21230474
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001117619f1 0x110300000 + 21371377
7 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011176194c 0x110300000 + 21371212
8 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001157be0bd 0x110300000 + 88858813
9 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011150cd99 0x110300000 + 18927001
10 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001111e5532 0x110300000 + 15619378
11 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113d89a71 0x110300000 + 61381233
12 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011329e12f 0x110300000 + 49930543
13 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132ad94a 0x110300000 + 49994058
14 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132addfd 0x110300000 + 49995261
15 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325d255 0x110300000 + 49664597
16 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113252e1a 0x110300000 + 49622554
17 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325cb9f 0x110300000 + 49662879
18 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff49619851 CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION + 17
19 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff496d3e4c __CFRunLoopDoSource0 + 108
20 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495fc2b0 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 208
21 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495fb72d __CFRunLoopRun + 1293
22 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495faf93 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 483
23 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff488e5d96 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 286
24 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff488e5b06 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 613
25 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x00007fff488e5884 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter + 64
26 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff46b94a3b _DPSNextEvent + 2085
27 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff4732ae34 -[NSApplication(NSEvent) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 3044
28 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000112e20300 0x110300000 + 45220608
29 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113252e1a 0x110300000 + 49622554
30 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000112e20239 0x110300000 + 45220409
31 com.apple.AppKit 0x00007fff46b8984d -[NSApplication run] + 764
32 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325da3c 0x110300000 + 49666620
33 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325c568 0x110300000 + 49661288
34 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132ae1a2 0x110300000 + 49996194
35 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113282667 0x110300000 + 49817191
36 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000112e263ff 0x110300000 + 45245439
37 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011105e0ab 0x110300000 + 14016683
38 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011105f9e2 0x110300000 + 14023138
39 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011105b58a 0x110300000 + 14005642
40 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000112d663b4 0x110300000 + 44458932
41 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000112d660be 0x110300000 + 44458174
42 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011565b379 0x110300000 + 87405433
43 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000112d656b4 0x110300000 + 44455604
44 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011030386b ChromeMain + 187
45 com.brave.Browser 0x000000010916d944 main + 372
46 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff71557015 start + 1

Thread 1:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a828a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f009 _pthread_wqthread + 1035
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebe9 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 2:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a828a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f20e _pthread_wqthread + 1552
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebe9 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 3:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a828a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f009 _pthread_wqthread + 1035
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebe9 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 4:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001141dfc2e 0x110300000 + 65928238
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001141dfea9 0x110300000 + 65928873
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001141da1e8 0x110300000 + 65905128
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 5:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a828a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f009 _pthread_wqthread + 1035
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebe9 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 6:
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a828a __workq_kernreturn + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f009 _pthread_wqthread + 1035
2 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebe9 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 7:: ThreadPoolServiceThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a8c02 kevent64 + 10
1 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113303071 0x110300000 + 50344049
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113302f06 0x110300000 + 50343686
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132ae1a2 0x110300000 + 49996194
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113282667 0x110300000 + 49817191
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132b6054 0x110300000 + 50028628
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132c4994 0x110300000 + 50088340
7 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 8:: ThreadPoolForegroundWorker
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113299621 0x110300000 + 49911329
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132be828 0x110300000 + 50063400
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bf0aa 0x110300000 + 50065578
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bed94 0x110300000 + 50064788
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 9:: ThreadPoolBackgroundWorker
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113299621 0x110300000 + 49911329
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132be828 0x110300000 + 50063400
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bf0aa 0x110300000 + 50065578
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bed04 0x110300000 + 50064644
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 10:: ThreadPoolBackgroundWorker
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113299621 0x110300000 + 49911329
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132be828 0x110300000 + 50063400
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bee7e 0x110300000 + 50065022
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bed04 0x110300000 + 50064644
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 11:: Chrome_IOThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a8c02 kevent64 + 10
1 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113303071 0x110300000 + 50344049
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113302f06 0x110300000 + 50343686
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132ae1a2 0x110300000 + 49996194
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113282667 0x110300000 + 49817191
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000111066024 0x110300000 + 14049316
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132c4994 0x110300000 + 50088340
7 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 12:: NetworkConfigWatcher
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495fc5c5 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 341
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495fb917 __CFRunLoopRun + 1783
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495faf93 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 483
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff4b6fb746 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 277
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325d741 0x110300000 + 49665857
7 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325c568 0x110300000 + 49661288
8 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132ae1a2 0x110300000 + 49996194
9 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113282667 0x110300000 + 49817191
10 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132c4994 0x110300000 + 50088340
11 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
12 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
13 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
14 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 13:: CrShutdownDetector
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a9142 read + 10
1 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000111da4f2f 0x110300000 + 27938607
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
3 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
4 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 14:: NetworkConfigWatcher
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495fc5c5 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 341
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495fb917 __CFRunLoopRun + 1783
4 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x00007fff495faf93 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 483
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x00007fff4b6fb746 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 277
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325d741 0x110300000 + 49665857
7 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325c568 0x110300000 + 49661288
8 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132ae1a2 0x110300000 + 49996194
9 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113282667 0x110300000 + 49817191
10 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132c4994 0x110300000 + 50088340
11 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
12 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
13 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
14 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 15:: ThreadPoolForegroundWorker
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113299621 0x110300000 + 49911329
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132be828 0x110300000 + 50063400
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bf0aa 0x110300000 + 50065578
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bed94 0x110300000 + 50064788
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 16:: ThreadPoolForegroundWorker
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113299621 0x110300000 + 49911329
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132be828 0x110300000 + 50063400
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bf0aa 0x110300000 + 50065578
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bed94 0x110300000 + 50064788
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 17:: ThreadPoolForegroundWorker
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113299621 0x110300000 + 49911329
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132be828 0x110300000 + 50063400
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bf0aa 0x110300000 + 50065578
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132bed94 0x110300000 + 50064788
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
8 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 18:: CompositorTileWorker1
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff716a7a16 __psynch_cvwait + 10
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff71870589 _pthread_cond_wait + 732
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9225 0x110300000 + 50303525
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001149dac9d 0x110300000 + 74296477
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
5 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
6 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
7 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

Thread 19:: AudioThread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169e20a mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff7169d724 mach_msg + 60
2 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113299621 0x110300000 + 49911329
3 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011329942f 0x110300000 + 49910831
4 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x000000011325c437 0x110300000 + 49660983
5 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132ae1a2 0x110300000 + 49996194
6 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x0000000113282667 0x110300000 + 49817191
7 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132c4994 0x110300000 + 50088340
8 com.brave.Browser.framework 0x00000001132f9ff7 0x110300000 + 50307063
9 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f661 _pthread_body + 340
10 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186f50d _pthread_start + 377
11 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x00007fff7186ebf9 thread_start + 13

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