Help Needed: Recovering Bookmarks and Passwords After Downgrading from Windows 11 to 10

Hi Brave Community,

I recently downgraded my operating system from Windows 11 to Windows 10, and unfortunately, I lost all my bookmarks and passwords from the Brave browser during the process.

I’ve tried looking for backup options, but I’m not sure how to retrieve my lost data. If anyone has experience with this or can provide guidance on how to import or recover bookmarks and passwords from a previous installation, I would really appreciate your help!

Thank you!

@palden,
Unfortunately it is unlikely that you will be able to retrieve this data unless you restore your Windows machine state back to where it was before downgrading. This is likely due to the way Windows encrypts passwords. More information here: