Lost multiple Brave profiles after forced close — need recovery advice Body: Hi everyone, Earlier today, Brave started glitching on my Windows 11 PC, so I had to force-close the browser. When I reopened it, 4–5 of my profiles were missing from the profile

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Hi everyone,

Earlier today, Brave started glitching on my Windows 11 PC, so I had to force‑close the browser. When I reopened it, 4–5 of my profiles were missing from the profile menu.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

  • Checked %LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data and confirmed my old profile folders (e.g., Profile 2, Profile 3) are still present.

  • Attempted to create a new profile and swap in the old data — Brave still didn’t display them.

  • Looked in the Recycle Bin for deleted folders — nothing there.

  • No recent backup from File History or cloud sync available.

I’d like to know:

  • Is there a way to re‑link these existing folders so Brave recognizes them again?

  • Could the crash have corrupted a key config file, and is it repairable?

  • Any other safe recovery steps to try before starting from scratch?

Any help from someone who’s dealt with this would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

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