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Install error with M1 chip with Brave and Brave Beta: "brave browser quit unexpectedly"

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Description

error message: brave browser quit unexpectedly upon install on Mac 2021 with M1 chip.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install Brave or Brave beta on Mac OS Monterey 12.0 and 12.01 for M1 chip on system with M1
  2. Open Brave
  3. Get error alert

Actual result:

alert displays with brave browser quit unexpectedly

Screen Shot 2021-11-20 at 11 26 37 AM

Expected result:

Brave browser opens

Reproduces how often:

Every time Brave or Brave beta is downloaded and opened.

Brave version (brave://version info)

Version/Channel Information:

n/a

  • Can you reproduce this issue with the current release?
  • Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel?
  • Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel?

Other Additional Information:

n/a

  • Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields?
  • Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards?
  • Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome?

Miscellaneous Information:

Issue Analytics

  • State:open
  • Created 2 years ago
  • Comments:5

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GraveyardEnthuisastcommented, Jan 24, 2022

Had the same problem after buying my mac. Found a solution. Open terminal and type sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/BraveSoftware

From: https://githubmemory.com/repo/brave/brave-browser/issues/18618 https://community.brave.com/t/cannot-open-browser-on-mac-m1-bigsur-11-6/294338/24?u=runoe

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falcon4evercommented, Jan 21, 2022

Just tried to install it on a new M1 Max / 12.1 and the latest m1 build won’t work for me. Same error as in the report, crashes right away.

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