# Suddenly Lost all my saved passwords from brave but did nothing **URL:** \ **Category:** Desktop Support\ **Tags:** windows, bug\ **Created:** [July 16, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/suddenly-lost-all-my-saved-passwords-from-brave-but-did-nothing/633144 "2025-07-16T05:58:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![raviduranal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9e5f3/32.png) [@raviduranal](https://community.brave.app/u/raviduranal)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/suddenly-lost-all-my-saved-passwords-from-brave-but-did-nothing/633144/1 "2025-07-16T05:58:31Z")
**Description of the issue:** Suddenly all of my saved passwords and login sessions disappeared from Brave, but everything else is still intact — including browsing history, bookmarks, Brave stats (ads/trackers blocked, bandwidth saved), and settings. Brave asked me to log in again to Gmail, and I realized all login info was wiped. **How can this issue be reproduced?** Not exactly sure how to reproduce, but here’s what happened: 1. Opened Brave as usual. 2. Tried to visit Gmail — it asked for login credentials. 3. Checked brave://password-manager/passwords and saw that all saved passwords were missing. **Expected result:** Brave should retain my saved passwords and login sessions. I didn’t perform any reset, clear data, or switch profiles. **Brave Version:** Brave 1.80.120 Chromium: 138.0.7204.101 (Official Build) (64-bit) **Operating System:** Windows 11 Version 22H2 (Build 22621.3155) **Additional Information:** - Profile path shown in brave://version: C:\Users\RAVIDU\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default - Inside that folder, I still see the following files: - Login Data - Login Data for Account - Login Data For Account-journal - Login Data-journal - My browsing history and Brave stats are still visible — only passwords and login sessions are missing. - I did not enable Brave Sync and have never exported my passwords. - No manual reset or profile switch has been done. - I did run an Avira antivirus scan and clicked “Resolve” recently — but I’ve done that many times before without losing any data. - No cleanup tools like CCleaner were used. Can someone help me recover the saved passwords from these files? Is there a safe way to restore or decrypt them? Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![289wk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/439d5e/32.png) [@289wk](https://community.brave.app/u/289wk)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/suddenly-lost-all-my-saved-passwords-from-brave-but-did-nothing/633144/2 "2025-07-16T06:06:11Z")
@raviduranal Important routines for users of Brave Passwords Management: - make export of passwords to CSV file - make backup of Brave user data Study the following, beginning with: [https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/29808985123085-Sensitive-data-storage](https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/29808985123085-Sensitive-data-storage) > [@Bug Report: Brave 1.80.113 on the latest version deleted all saved passwords after update](https://community.brave.app/t/bug-report-brave-1-80-113-on-the-latest-version-deleted-all-saved-passwords-after-update/629274/11): > > Update Possible Root Cause: DPAPI + Profile Corruption After following the rollback and profile restore process without success, I’ve concluded the issue may be related to DPAPI encryption and Windows user profile integrity. Brave uses Windows DPAPI to encrypt saved passwords. DPAPI relies on: • The user profile’s master key (stored in AppData\Microsoft\Protect) • The user’s current login credentials (password/PIN/biometrics) If this master key becomes invalid or regenerated (e.g., due to p… > > > \### Description > > Issue: Passwords Lost After Brave Update 1.80.113 > > Description…: > After updating Brave to version 1.80.113, I found that all saved passwords were deleted. I didn’t reset my PC, reinstall Brave, or change user accounts — this happened right after the browser update. > > The Login Data file still exists, but the passwords are encrypted and can’t be decrypted anymore. Tools like DB Browser and NirSoft WebBrowserPassView show the entries, but no passwords. > > Brave seems to have lost access to the Windows encryption key (DPAPI). The AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Protect folder is now empty. > > > \### Steps to reproduce > > 1. Use Brave with saved passwords (no Brave Sync, local-only) > 2. Update to Brave 1.80.113 (Chromium 138.0.7204.49) > 3. Restart or launch Brave after update > 4. Open brave://settings/passwords → All entries are gone > > > \### Actual result > > • Passwords are gone > • Login Data still exists, but passwords are encrypted BLOBs > • Cannot decrypt them anymore > • Windows Protect folder is empty > > > \### Expected result > > Passwords remain saved after update, or users are warned if something will reset or break encryption. > > \### Reproduces how often > > No steps to reproduce > > \### Brave version (brave://version info) > > • Brave Version: 1.80.113 > • Chromium Version: 138.0.7204.49 > > \### Channel information > > \- \[x\] release (stable) > \- \[\] beta > \- \[\] nightly > > \### Reproducibility > > \- \[\] with Brave Shields disabled > \- \[\] with Brave Rewards disabled > \- \[\] in the latest version of Chrome > > \### Miscellaneous information > > This issue is unrelated to Shields or Rewards. It appears to be caused by Brave losing access to Windows encryption keys after an update. System Info: > • Device: ASUS ROG Ally > • OS: Windows 11 23H2 > • Protect folder: C:\\Users\\\\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Protect is empty > • No system reset or account change occurred > This issue is not related to Brave Shields or Rewards. It occurred after updating Brave itself and appears to affect local profile storage (including encrypted password vault). Not reproducible in Chrome. • Found others with the same issue on the Brave Community site > • Here’s my full post: https://community.brave.app/t/bug-report-brave-1-80-113-on-the-latest-version-deleted-all-saved-passwords-after-update/629274 > • This kind of issue seems to go back years (data loss after updates) > [@Passwords Disappearing - W10 - V.1.80.120 Chromium: 138.0.7204.101 (Official Build) (64-bit)](https://community.brave.app/t/passwords-disappearing-w10-v-1-80-120-chromium-138-0-7204-101-official-build-64-bit/632075/2): > > @Rawry Windows OS users. Brave Browser (“BB”) data is within the folder and sub-folders of the User Data folder; location: C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ Please Exit / Quit BB; Restart computer; and then back up that folder. The Login Data file is an SQLite file. [DB Browser for SQLite](https://sqlitebrowser.org/), is handy for viewing the file contents - you will not see the passwords in plain text, but you can verfify that the passwords exist. Login Data file: %LOCALAPPDATA… PASSWORDS \> CAUSES of, or EVENTS leading to, disappeared, lost, missing, “suddenly gone” - browser \> wrong data / wrong setting (somehow disabled?) - browser update event - changes to system ‘user name & password combination’ credential(s) - cleared passwords by some act of clearing user data such as ‘On exit’ - encryption key changed \> for ‘Login Data’ file records - extension interference (competing password manager?) - failure to maintain routine backups of passwords \> exporting to CSV files - ‘Local State’ file data corrupted / corruption / error / missing - ‘Login Data’ file data corrupted / corruption / error / missing - Operating System update event - ‘Preferences’ file data corrupted / corruption / error / missing - putting computer into hibernate / sleep states - sync somehow interrupted - cloud sync , data sync, settings sync - Windows OS Registry / MacOS setting / Linux OS config - bad or wrong data / wrong setting ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/suddenly-lost-all-my-saved-passwords-from-brave-but-did-nothing/633144/3 "2025-08-15T06:06:13Z")
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