Where Does Brave Search Store Settings?
Where Brave Search keeps settings in browsers plus app cache on Android and iPhone. Full paths are listed below.
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Brave Search avoids accounts for queries. Preferences, tang, and region live in browser storage per profile. Mobile apps add private cache beside the same model.
New devices start default. For keeps, screenshot custom settings before moves. Exact cookie names shift with releases. Clearing site data resets search to defaults with no cloud restore. Sync chains move bookmarks more reliably than search prefs, so treat search setup as manual. Check the in app storage readout when sizes look wrong on different releases.
Where Brave Search stores this, by platform
Browser cookies (Brave Search prefs, no account)
Settings live in browser storage per profile with no account. Screenshot custom bangs before moves. Clearing cookies resets to defaults.
/sdcard/Android/data/com.brave.browser (search prefs in browser storage)
Same storage model on Mac browsers plus private app cache on phones. Re enter region and bangs manually on the new device.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Brave Search settings?
Brave Search settings live in browser cookies and local storage per profile without an account. Open settings and note custom bangs and region, then re enter on the new browser. Phones need manual setup too, since sync does not cover search prefs reliably.
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