# Lost all Brave User Profiles

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/lost-all-brave-user-profiles/601620>\
**Category:** Web Compatibility\
**Created:** [March 2, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/lost-all-brave-user-profiles/601620 "2025-03-02T13:24:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![wealthygrit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@wealthygrit](https://community.brave.app/u/wealthygrit)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/lost-all-brave-user-profiles/601620/1 "2025-03-02T13:24:59Z")

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**Description of the issue:** I restarted my laptop as I always do, and all my brave profiles were gone. All browsers data was lost. and couldn’t find any profile. Please help. I have a lot of information in each profile.

Please I want all my lost data restored

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**Author:** ![steeven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/steeven/32/17661_2.png) [@steeven](https://community.brave.app/u/steeven)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/lost-all-brave-user-profiles/601620/2 "2025-03-03T15:23:35Z")

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@wealthygrit can you confirm your OS and Brave version?

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**Author:** ![wealthygrit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@wealthygrit](https://community.brave.app/u/wealthygrit)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/lost-all-brave-user-profiles/601620/3 "2025-03-12T23:55:00Z")

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Thanks Steve, I’m using windows and the latest Brave version

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**Author:** ![289wk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/439d5e/32.png) [@289wk](https://community.brave.app/u/289wk)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/lost-all-brave-user-profiles/601620/4 "2025-03-13T01:21:54Z")

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@wealthygrit

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> **Brave Browser installation location on Windows OS**
>
> Application “brave.exe”
> 
> 64 architecture
> 
> > C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
> 
> The initial Brave Browser Profile is, by default, named “Profile 1” (_unless you change that name_ → `brave://settings/getStarted`).
> 
> The folder that contains the initial Brave Browser Profile, is the **Default** folder (a name that you must not change):
> 
> > C:\Users[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ **Default** \
> 
> That path may also be written:
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ **Default** \
> > 
> > %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ **Default** \
> 
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> 
> If you create 1 _additional_ Profile (aka “Profile 2”), it will be stored in folder **Profile 1** :
> 
> > C:\Users[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ **Profile 1** \
> 
> If you create a 2nd _additional_ Profile (aka “Profile 3”), it will be stored in folder **Profile 2** :
> 
> > C:\Users[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ **Profile 2** \
> 
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> 
> IMPORTANT - Replacing Profile folders
> 
> When replacing Brave Browser Profile folders:
> 
> Folder named **Default** (including its contents) can only replace its likeness: the folder named **Default**.
> 
> Folder named **Profile 1** (including its contents) can only replace its likeness: the folder named **Profile 1**.
> 
> Folder named **Profile 2** (including its contents) can only replace its likeness: the folder named **Profile 2**.
> 
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> 
> IMPORTANT - Brave Browser Preferences
> 
> Some Brave Browser Preferences are stored in the **Preferences** file:
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\ **Preferences**
> 
> The contents of that Preferences file, are not exactly the contents of, `brave://prefs-internals/`.
> 
> Some Brave Browser Preferences are stored in the **Local State** file:
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\ **Local State**
> 
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> Bookmarks and Bookmarks.bak files:
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Bookmarks  
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Bookmarks.bak
> 
> Cache (folder):
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\
> 
> Cookies (file):
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cookies
> 
> History (file - usually lots of data):
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\History
> 
> Crash Reports:
> 
> > %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\CrashReports\

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/lost-all-brave-user-profiles/601620/5 "2025-04-12T01:22:06Z")

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