Lose all tabs and password suddenly

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I suddenly lost all my tabs and saved passwords on January 22, 2026, but my browsing history is still saved normally in Brave. I don’t use sync.

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@long

Please edit your Original Post (“OP”) above, in order to include:

  • Brave Browser version numbers
  • Operating System version numbers

Also, please establish a daily routine for backing up your data:

  • User Data folder (Windows OS)
  • Brave-Browser folder (MacOS)
  • bookmarks
  • passwords

‘Where Brave Browser Profiles Are Located’

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:

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: newmenuicon.png
  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.

Windows OS --> Automate Daily System Restore Point Creation

Enable System Protection

Press Win + R, type SystemPropertiesProtection, and press Enter

Under the Protection Settings list, enable protection for your system drive (usually C:) and allocate ~5-10% of space for restore points.

Create a PowerShell script to generate a restore point

Open Notepad, paste the following:

Checkpoint-Computer -Description "Automatic Restore Point" -RestorePointType "MODIFY_SETTINGS"

Save that as:

C:\Scripts\CreateRestorePoint.ps1

Schedule it

Open Task Scheduler → Create Task

Name: Automatic Restore Point

Triggers: Everyday at a convenient time

Actions:

Program/script: powershell.exe

Add arguments: -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Scripts\CreateRestorePoint.ps1"

Under Conditions, uncheck “Start the task only if the computer is on AC power” if you want it to run on laptops.

Under Settings, choose “Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed.”

You now have an automated Windows OS System Restore Point created daily.

Read: ‘Password manager empty after Brave update – Login Data exists but not decrypting (Windows) - #6 by Saoiray’