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Back up your “Brave-Browser” folder:

• /Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/

Export your Bookmarks to a “bookmarks.html” file. Export passwords to a CSV file (if using BB’s password manager).

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 .CSV file 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:

1. Launch Brave and open the Main menu:
2. Select Bookmarks --> Bookmarks Manager
3. Open the More options menu at the top right
4. Select Export and choose where you want to store the exported file.

Another way:

1. In a new Brave Browser window, go to: brave://bookmarks
2. Locate the “Organize” (vertically-arrayed 3-dot) menu button in the upper-right area of the window; click on that
3. 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.

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Next, in a Brave Browser New Window, go to: brave://settings/clearBrowserData

Select the Advanced tab. Set “Time range” to “All time”. ENABLE everything except:

• Passwords and other sign-in data
• Autofill form data

Click on the “Clear data” / “Delete data” button. Exit / Quit everything and restart the computer.

In a Brave Browser New Window, go to the Brave Browser Global Shields settings: brave://settings/shields

• Set “Trackers & ads blocking” to the most aggressive level
• Set “Upgrade connections to HTTPS” to the standard level
• Do not block scripts
• Block 3rd party cookies
• Block fingerprinting

Visit the website of interest and test.

I would also try different servers of the VPN service.