"Continue where you left off" startup option is not working

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Description of the issue: “Continue where you left off” startup option is not working. Recently closed tabs won’t automatically restore when relaunching Brave browser.
How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Open at least 2 tabs then search for anything.
  2. Close Brave Browser then relaunch it.
  3. All tabs are gone. Only the default tab is open.

Expected result: I did not change the startup option in settings so I was confused why Brave won’t load my previous tabs like it used to.

Brave Version( check About Brave): I already forgot the version where the bug occurred. I just installed Brave on my laptop this 2022 using Windows 11. I already updated to the latest version v1.45.123 but the bug is still not fixed. The bug just randomly occurred.

Additional Information: I have already read some similar posts but still haven’t found a fix for this issue. Please fix this bug ASAP. Even pinned tabs won’t restore.

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Are you using any extensions? If so, have you tried disabling them and see if the behavior changes?

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I am already using McAfee Web Advisor extension before the bug. I remember adding Grammarly extension on November 9, 2022 then the bug occurred on November 11, 2022. I tried your suggestion by disabling both extensions but the result is still the same.

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Does the issue occur if you create a new profile and try it in that profile? (Make sure your original profile does not have any open windows; only the new profile should be open.)

Creating and testing a new profile will not affect your original/existing profile(s).

Obviously you’ll want to make sure the right setting is enabled in the new profile as well, although it should be the default in Brave.

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I tried your suggestion and here are the results:

  1. It worked on the new profile but did not work on my main profile.
  2. I tried changing from “Continue where you left off” option to “Open the New Tab page” on my main profile and relaunched Brave. The pinned tabs and a new tab were restored.
  3. I changed it again from “Open the New Tab page” option to “Continue where you left off” option and it worked!
  4. I already deleted the new profile since I do not need it anyway.

Thank you for the suggestion. The issue is now fixed. For future readers, just follow these steps.

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