Brave keeps resetting itself

[sayorix3]

Description of the issue:
My Brave browser reset itself a few days ago. While my bookmarks, history, and extensions remained (though the extensions got unpinned), all settings reverted to default. Brave stats reset to 0, and my favorite tabs on the homepage were removed. Since it only happened once, I initially ignored it, but it happened again today. I did nothing unusual, and at this point, I’m quite frustrated by the issue.

How can this issue be reproduced?

1. Open Brave as usual.
2. Use the browser normally without making any major changes.
3. Restart the browser and observe that settings, Brave stats, and homepage customizations reset again.

Expected result:
Brave should retain all settings, stats, and homepage customizations between sessions instead of resetting unexpectedly.

Brave Version:
Version 1.76.74 (Official Build)

Additional Information:

• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i3-7020U
• RAM: 4GB
• No external tools or manual resets were performed.
• I have not manually cleared my browsing data or reset the browser.
• I am not using any external cleaning tools that might interfere with Brave.
• I am not using Brave features like Rewards, VPN, etc.

[289wk]

All computing device users should back up their data.

I do that for my Internet browsers, every day.

On occasion, some software “glitch” occurs, and I can restore my data from a backup.

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I am always prepared to replace the BraveSoftware folder:

Linux OS:

• ~/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/

MacOS:

• /Users/username/Libary/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/

Windows OS:

• C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\

I make the Internet browser work for my purposes, and I do not expect much, other than privacy and security, from the Internet browser.

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You might use a simple, Windows OS batch file, in order to make backups of your data; example:

set ITEMTOZIP="C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware"

tar.exe -a -cf "C:\Users\username\Desktop\BraveSoftwareDATA.zip" %ITEMTOZIP%

pause

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Add a chronological date to the file name:

• 20250317_BraveSoftwareDATA.zip
• 20250318_BraveSoftwareDATA.zip
• 20250319_BraveSoftwareDATA.zip
• 20250320_BraveSoftwareDATA.zip

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You could use WinZip to make those files, and schedule the backups.

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[sayorix3]

Thanks for the advice, but my concern isn’t about backups—it’s that Brave is resetting itself unexpectedly. I’d like to understand why this is happening and how to prevent it from happening again, rather than just making daily backups.