Brave Browser completely disappeared


bldegle2

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As the title says, Brave just refused to work, then uninstalled itself on its own.

I have spent the afternoon changing/resetting all passwords just in case.

Has anyone experienced anything like this with Brave?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    AMD FX8320 @3.5gig
    Motherboard
    AsRock 970A-G 3.1
    Memory
    16 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon RX560
    Sound Card
    AsRock onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell 2405 (yes, 20 years old)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NVME 1024GB boot drive, Acer 960GB SSD secondary
    PSU
    Thermaltake 750w modular
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor ATX Full Tower
    Cooling
    Massive air with ultra quiet fannage
    Keyboard
    2.4 wireless combo
    Mouse
    2.4 wireless combo
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Duck Duck Go, Brave, Edge for widgets
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 5575
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 2500u @2ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon Vega onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 15.6"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Plextor 512GB OS, Team 512GB Data
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    wireless 2.4
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Non conforming CPU, works wonderfully
Has anyone experienced anything like this with Brave?


Not that I know of, but here's ten points just for filling out your computer specs. :-)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.4484 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5002)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 15 years?
ive experienced brave suddenly close on its own without warning but never uninstalled itself:oops:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1215U
    Motherboard
    LENOVO (LNVNB161216)
    Memory
    793.6 MB Free (5.6 GB Total)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) UHD Graphics (2.0 GB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio(SST)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (1280 x 800 @ 60 Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M220
    Internet Speed
    Varies
    Browser
    Microsoft edge (main), Firefox, Opera, Brave
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Anti virus plus
    Other Info
    I didnt include full specs. But you can get the general idea of what kind of computer iam using
A side note, after reinstall all the book marks appeared, but, alas the passwords are MIA except for the new ones I generated this afternoon...I got a clone from May 25th if I feel like going further with the recovery.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    AMD FX8320 @3.5gig
    Motherboard
    AsRock 970A-G 3.1
    Memory
    16 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon RX560
    Sound Card
    AsRock onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell 2405 (yes, 20 years old)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NVME 1024GB boot drive, Acer 960GB SSD secondary
    PSU
    Thermaltake 750w modular
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor ATX Full Tower
    Cooling
    Massive air with ultra quiet fannage
    Keyboard
    2.4 wireless combo
    Mouse
    2.4 wireless combo
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Duck Duck Go, Brave, Edge for widgets
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 5575
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 2500u @2ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon Vega onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 15.6"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Plextor 512GB OS, Team 512GB Data
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    wireless 2.4
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Non conforming CPU, works wonderfully
As the title says, Brave just refused to work, then uninstalled itself on its own.

I have spent the afternoon changing/resetting all passwords just in case.

Has anyone experienced anything like this with Brave?
I switched to Brave a few months ago on all PCs and have had no problems. The Shield protection is very effective which sometimes prevents a web page loading correctly unless you disable Shields for that site or use another browser.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Core i7-13700K
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming Plus WiFi Z790
    Memory
    64 GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super Gaming OC 8G
    Sound Card
    Realtek S1200A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VP2770
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    Kingston KC3000 2TB NVME SSD & SATA HDDs & SSD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNova G2 850W
    Case
    Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D14
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Digital Media Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    50 Mb / s
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Defender
When you say "then uninstalled itself on its own"...there was a dialog showing that it was being uninstalled?

A Guy
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 10 Home x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    INTEL Core i5-11400
    Motherboard
    ASUS PRIME H570-PLUS
    Memory
    KINGSTON HyperX Fury Black DDR4 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3200MHz, CL16
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 250GB 970 EVO Plus NVMe, M.2 SSD, Crucial 250GB MX500, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
    PSU
    CORSAIR RM550x 80 PLUS Gold 550W
    Case
    ANTEC P10 FLUX
    Cooling
    be quiet! Pure Rock 2, 5 x 120 mm Case Fans
    Internet Speed
    480 + Mbps Up/ 12+ Mbps Down
    Browser
    Vivaldi Snapshot
    Antivirus
    Avast
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-750
    Motherboard
    ASUS P7P55D
    Memory
    Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600MHz CL8
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GT 240 N240GT-MD1G/D5 1 GB DDR5
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1980x1040
    Hard Drives
    Samsung Electronics 840 EVO 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
    PSU
    Antec TruePower New TP-550 550W
    Case
    Antec 300
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper 212+, 4 Noctua NF-P12 120mm, 1 Noctua NF-P14 FLX
    Internet Speed
    480+ Mbps Down/12+Mbps Up
    Browser
    Vivaldi Snapshot
    Antivirus
    Avast
No...
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    AMD FX8320 @3.5gig
    Motherboard
    AsRock 970A-G 3.1
    Memory
    16 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon RX560
    Sound Card
    AsRock onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell 2405 (yes, 20 years old)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NVME 1024GB boot drive, Acer 960GB SSD secondary
    PSU
    Thermaltake 750w modular
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor ATX Full Tower
    Cooling
    Massive air with ultra quiet fannage
    Keyboard
    2.4 wireless combo
    Mouse
    2.4 wireless combo
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Duck Duck Go, Brave, Edge for widgets
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 5575
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 2500u @2ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon Vega onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 15.6"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Plextor 512GB OS, Team 512GB Data
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    wireless 2.4
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Non conforming CPU, works wonderfully
Have you tried to download the latest version and reinstall it. It should find whatever remains of the old files and offers you to upgrade. Proceed.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (build 22631.5472) test laptop, Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.4351) main PC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Extensa 5630EZ
    CPU
    Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
    Motherboard
    Acer Extensa 5630
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
    Internet Speed
    VDSL 50 Mbps
    Browser
    MICROSOFT EDGE
    Antivirus
    WINDOWS DEFENDER
    Other Info
    Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.4351)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom-built PC
    CPU
    Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
    Motherboard
    Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
    Memory
    2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
    Graphics card(s)
    Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
    PSU
    Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
    Case
    SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
    Cooling
    Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
    Mouse
    Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
    Keyboard
    Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
Yes, but that was a problem to. Standalone installer was needed to do the deed...
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    AMD FX8320 @3.5gig
    Motherboard
    AsRock 970A-G 3.1
    Memory
    16 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon RX560
    Sound Card
    AsRock onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell 2405 (yes, 20 years old)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung NVME 1024GB boot drive, Acer 960GB SSD secondary
    PSU
    Thermaltake 750w modular
    Case
    Thermaltake Armor ATX Full Tower
    Cooling
    Massive air with ultra quiet fannage
    Keyboard
    2.4 wireless combo
    Mouse
    2.4 wireless combo
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Duck Duck Go, Brave, Edge for widgets
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 5575
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 2500u @2ghz
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon Vega onboard
    Sound Card
    Realtec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 15.6"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Plextor 512GB OS, Team 512GB Data
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    wireless 2.4
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    1.2 gig
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender, Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    Non conforming CPU, works wonderfully

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