Sync failing on Ubuntu 22.04: cannot access safe storage

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BRAVE Sync - ERROR SECURE STORAGE - SYNC DISABLED

We’re working on getting information on this error message up on the Help Center presently. But put simply, Brave Sync is trying to access — as stated in the message — your safe storage data, which it at this time does not have access to. This typically happens when [system] login credentials are changed, permissions are changed or sometimes after a system update. For users on macOS encountering this You should see a notification prompting you to enter your password to the keychain, as shown b…

Brave cant, and won't sync on my windows 11 laptop

@gadg3t42 this is an issue that some people have experienced in more recent updates. Rather than going on big story of possible reasons, I’ll just jump to the solution. On your device, go to brave://sync-internals Once there, you’ll find a button that says Disable Sync (Clear Data) Click that and it will remove your device from the sync and set it back at the beginning. From there you can add it to the sync again if you have the sync code or you can just start a new sync chain.