SOMETHING about your existing installation - that has to be in shape for routine installing/updating to proceed - may be corrupt, and whatever is the current installer, is frustrated.
Try . . . With the Brave Browser version that you have - if running:
How to back up Passwords that are stored by Brave Browser
Scrolling down the webpage at:
https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018185951-How-do-I-use-the-built-in-password-manager
A note states:
“Export Passwords - Selecting Download file will export all credentials you’ve saved in your browser as a
.CSVfile onto your system. Note that anyone who has access to your system will be able to open and view this file, so it is recommended that you delete this file once you’ve used the file for its intended purpose.”
Tips on how to encrypt that .CSV file:
- ‘https://www.crucial.com/articles/pc-users/how-to-password-protect-a-folder’
- ‘https://nordvpn.com/blog/how-to-password-protect-a-zip-file/’
- ‘https://www.winzip.com/en/features/security/password-protection/’
Be sure to safely store a copy of that CSV file on an external drive.
How to back up your Bookmarks as an HTML file
Two ways to get to the Bookmarks Manager.
One way:
- Launch Brave and open the Main menu:
- Select
Bookmarks --> Bookmarks Manager - Open the More options menu at the top right
- Select
Exportand choose where you want to store the exported file.
Another way:
- In a new Brave Browser window, go to:
brave://bookmarks - Locate the “Organize” (vertically-arrayed 3-dot) menu button in the upper-right area of the window; click on that
- You should get a pop-up menu, in which you click on the “Export bookmarks” selection and choose where you want to store the exported file.
The exported file name: “bookmarks.html”
Be sure to safely store a copy of that HTML file on an external drive.
Exit / Quit everything and Restart computer.
Back up the User Data folder at:
C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default
Exit / Quit everything.
Use an Internet browser other than Brave; and go to:
‘https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v1.86.146’
There, scroll down to “BraveBrowserSetup.exe” ← download that.
Here, I would un-install Brave Browser, using:
‘https://crystalidea.com/uninstall-tool’
Using that un-installer, it will prompt you to consider a search for Brave remnants . . . I would OK that, because the braveupdate.exe should also be removed. Another way to get that executable removed:
‘Have to re-install Brave multiple times per day on Windows11 - #24 by mherrmann)’
Exit / Quit everything; Restart the computer; run: “BraveBrowserSetup.exe”