Description of the issue: I had to reset my Mac password and Brave lost all my saved passwords
Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. reset password 2. open brave browser 3. see that Password Manager is empty
Actual Result (gifs and screenshots are welcome!):
Expected result:
Reproduces how often: always since today
Brave Version(about:brave): v1.75.180
Reproducible on current live release (yes/no): yes
Additional Information: macOS Sonoma 14.6
@jordadal check out https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/29808985123085-Sensitive-data-storage
TL:DR is passwords are encrypted using your OS credentials. When you reset your password, you threw out your encryption key. As a result Brave isn’t able to see the passwords. They are likely still in your folder, but just encrypted and not able to be read.
It’s possible if you changed your password back to what it was, that it could work again. Otherwise you’ll be relying on any backups you have or syncing with other devices.
Thanks for the explanation Saoiray. I will keep that in mind and make sure to make backups more often.
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