@nordco , @ipasallday , @DivineRIghter ,
Written for Brave Browser for Windows, stable releases (brave.exe).
Given: Brave Browser is not running.
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On your Windows OS machine, back up the BraveSoftware folder:
C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\
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Go to the “Default” folder:
C:\Users\your_username\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\
Find within the “Default” folder, the “Cache” folder and drag the “Cache” folder to the Trash.
Find within the “Default” folder, the “Cookies” file and consider that you might need to drag the “Cookies” file to the Trash.
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Next, the “File System” folder - can grow to be LARGE and require attention:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\File System\
Ref.:
“Folder ...appdata\local\BraveSoftware\...\File System\ is too big (12Gb!) - #3 by grandemonio”
You may find some items to remove from the “File System” folder, too.
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Consider a command line startup:
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Latest Stable release:
“https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v1.37.116”
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