I Lost Everything

[Meme-Dad]

Recently i let a friend use my browser to play a game naturally he created a profile to keep his stuff separate profile, i never created one cause i didn’t know that was an option i thought because I integrated all my Crome stuff upon downloading it but now after coming back to my browser i’ve lost Everything the password to websites i only made an account to on this browser my bookmarks for the websites i used and cant remember now. am i screwed or can i recover all this somehow?

Please I need help

[SmartyAadi]

Even though your friend created his profile, your profile shouldn’t be erased, it should have been profile1 and your friends being profile2.

I think your issue is related to

NOTICE: Unexplained Data Loss Issue

Hello Community (note that issue is not related to Rewards) We have noticed a significant uptick in user reports concerning a random/unexplained loss of data in the browser. Based on these reports, it appears that the data in question can be anything stored locally/in the browser — from passwords, to bookmarks, to all browser profile data. I have left a list of some example reports below for reference.

Reports of data loss

<a href="https://community.brave.com/t/brave-browser-bug/48520…

[Meme-Dad]

I never made a profile I thought I auto made one but upon going into the browser later only his was there

[SmartyAadi]

Your profile is indeed made automatically and differentiated from the second profile when you make a new profile

[Meme-Dad]

I couldn’t find it when I clicked on profiles all that was there was the new one my friend made

[Mattches]

@Meme-Dad,
When you open the browser, are you still using the profile that your friend created? You can tell by clicking on the profile icon next to the main menu button:

If so, does it show other profiles there?

[Meme-Dad]

i’ve deleted my friends profile, also i don’t have the option up next to vpn there isnt anything there for me

[Mattches]

@Meme-Dad,
Creating a new profile should not have cleared any existing data in your browser. Can you please go to:

~\Library\Application Support\BraveSoftware\Brave-browser

Here, check to see if you can find a Default folder.
If you do not see this folder, do you see any other folders - likely labeled as Profile 1 or Profile 2 etc?

If you do see the Default folder, please go into it and open the Bookmarks file. It might look a little messy but you should be able to see some URLs of your actual bookmarks listed here. This will tell us that at least your profile data is intact.