Description of the issue:Started yesterday. Crashes immediately after startup. temp profile works fine. Any help in fixing it appreciated.
How can this issue be reproduced?
- startup brave browser - imeediate crash
Brave Version( check About Brave): 1.96.61
Additional Information: MacOS 26.7.1
Translated Report (Full Report Below)
Process: Brave Browser [4198]
Path: /Applications/Brave Browser.app/Contents/MacOS/Brave Browser
Identifier: com.brave.Browser
Version: 154.1.96.61 (196.61)
Code Type: ARM-64 (Native)
Role: Foreground
Parent Process: launchd [1]
Coalition: com.brave.Browser [3649]
User ID: 501
Date/Time: 2026-10-05 17:31:52.4969 -0400
Launch Time: 2026-10-03 18:32:26.7021 -0400
Hardware Model: Mac16,9
OS Version: macOS 26.7.1 (25G241)
Release Type: User
Crash Reporter Key: 0EE315F8-6E50-F286-E49E-0B33D8E62D85
Incident Identifier: EC562508-DBA9-48E1-A178-219B690521F7
Time Awake Since Boot: 170000 seconds
System Integrity Protection: enabled
Triggered by Thread: 0 CrBrowserMain, Dispatch Queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000011dd1986c
Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 5, Trace/BPT trap: 5
Terminating Process: exc handler [4198]
Thread 0 Crashed:: CrBrowserMain Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 Brave Browser Framework 0x11dd1986c ChromeMain + 70878660
1 Brave Browser Framework 0x11dd19ac8 ChromeMain + 70879264
2 Brave Browser Framework 0x11dd19a78 ChromeMain + 70879184
3 Brave Browser Framework 0x11dd18ca8 ChromeMain + 70875648
4 Brave Browser Framework 0x11dd1901c ChromeMain + 70876532
5 Brave Browser Framework 0x11dd5c1e8 ChromeMain + 71151424
6 Brave Browser Framework 0x11cc60d94 ChromeMain + 53345004
7 Brave Browser Framework 0x11cda3f20 ChromeMain + 54668408
8 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c3de3f0 ChromeMain + 44421448
9 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c3de298 ChromeMain + 44421104
10 Brave Browser Framework 0x11a368f60 ChromeMain + 10386616
11 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c7d7ed8 ChromeMain + 48589872
12 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c7d7b10 ChromeMain + 48588904
13 Brave Browser Framework 0x11d4c4c54 ChromeMain + 62142892
14 CoreFoundation 0x18d719a3c CFNOTIFICATIONCENTER_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER + 148
15 CoreFoundation 0x18d7a610c ___CFXRegistrationPost_block_invoke + 92
16 CoreFoundation 0x18d7a6050 _CFXRegistrationPost + 440
17 CoreFoundation 0x18d6e844c _CFXNotificationPost + 740
18 Foundation 0x18ef1f4a4 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 88
19 AppKit 0x191ca7230 -[NSWindow becomeKeyWindow] + 832
20 AppKit 0x191ca6184 _NXShowKeyAndMain + 132
21 AppKit 0x191ca4638 -[NSApplication _handleActivatedEvent:] + 1372
22 AppKit 0x1926f1874 -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) sendEvent:] + 2216
23 Brave Browser Framework 0x11d39a9e4 ChromeMain + 60921660
24 Brave Browser Framework 0x119bcad68 ChromeMain + 2398912
25 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c2a74f0 ChromeMain + 43147848
26 AppKit 0x19233e6d8 -[NSApplication _handleEvent:] + 60
27 AppKit 0x191b50164 -[NSApplication run] + 408
28 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c10c814 ChromeMain + 41465196
29 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c10c664 ChromeMain + 41464764
30 Brave Browser Framework 0x11b303a70 ChromeMain + 26748872
31 Brave Browser Framework 0x11b3033b4 ChromeMain + 26747148
32 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c810b34 ChromeMain + 48822412
33 Brave Browser Framework 0x11c81087c ChromeMain + 48821716
34 Brave Browser Framework 0x11b9358c8 ChromeMain + 33244704
35 Brave Browser Framework 0x11b645e5c ChromeMain + 30165940
36 Brave Browser Framework 0x11998146c ChromeMain + 452
37 Brave Browser 0x104fec810 main + 200
38 dyld 0x18d29c4e4 start + 6992