Getting out of sync and losing cache and passwords

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Posting that link - with more info, here, for benefit of others:

Recovery key not accepted on fresh install - had to start from scratch!

@danielson So, if i understand you properly. If i do a fresh install on my PC, the previous sync code is no longer valid? Yes, in general the previous sync code won’t be valid longer. The only exception is if you will use enter sync code in the same day as you get it in settings, the sync code is valid for one day. If so, a user must foresee making a backup of Brave data? Sync is not advised as a backup solution. But if you have two devices in the chain and doing fresh OS installation o…