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From: Yusuf Khan <yusuf.khan.nospam@ptcl.net.pk>
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Subject: Re: PSA: Epic Privacy Browser Not Starting / Crashing On Open July 21 2025
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:39:55 +0500
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:25:47 +1200, Your Name wrote:

> On 2025-07-22 01:36:19 +0000, Yusuf Khan said:
>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 01:03:15 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote:
>>> 
>>> *Not Starting / Crashing On Open: Windows & Mac Solutions
>>> <https://blog.epicbrowser.com/2025/07/epic-not-starting-crashing-on-open-windows-mac-solutions/> 
>>> 
>> 
>> Is epic a new browser in the dozen-strong chromium browser family of brave,
>> chrome, chromium, dragon, internet explorer, iridium, iron, opera,
>> ungoogled chromium, & vivaldi?
>> 
>> Those are the strangest workarounds I've ever seen for a chromium browser.
>> 
>> Dear Epic Users, July 21, 2025
>> A few users are reporting issues with our most recent update that Epic
>> either doesn't open or immediately opens then closes. We have discovered a
>> few potential solutions to this issue.
>> 
>> If you're using an older version of Windows or OSX, check if the latest
>> Chromium still supports your OS - if it doesn't, you'll need an older
>> version of Epic (email Alok for a link).
>> 
>> If you're on a reasonably recent OS and you're facing this issue, try these
>> ideas in order:
>> 
>>     Open Epic Repeatedly. Open Epic. Epic may crash. Repeat. Re-open Epic.
>> Epic may crash. Re-open Epic. See if after trying to open Epic 10 to 20
>> times, it starts working fine.
>>     Delete the "default" folder after backing up passwords & bookmarks.
>> First backup Passwords & Bookmarks.  In Windows, open a window navigator,
>> then type %localappdata% and press return. Then open the "Epic Privacy
>> Browser" folder, then open the "User Data" folder, then open the "Default"
>> folder.  In Macs, first go to Application Support, then open the
>> "HiddenReflex" folder, then open the "User Data" folder. Then copy the
>> files (not the folders) in the "Default" folder - particularly "Bookmarks"
>> "Bookmarks.bak" "Login Data" "Login Data.journal" "TransportSecurity"
>> "Preferences" and any other files there.  Copy those files into some safe
>> folder on your system. After Backing up those files, simply delete the
>> "Default" folder in Epic, then re-open Epic. See if that fixes Epic. Upon
>> successful reinstallation of Epic, copy those files back to the same
>> location in the now working Epic to restore bookmarks & passwords.
>>     Uninstall Epic after backing up passwords & bookmarks. Delete all
>> registry entries from Epic and the Epic folder in %localappdata% for
>> Windows or the HiddenReflex folder in Application Support for Macs. Then
>> reinstall Epic.
>> 
>> If none of these 3 solutions gets Epic working on your system again, email
>> our founder alok at hiddenreflex dot com.
> 
> Sounds as far from "epic" as you can get ... sounds they should rename 
> it as "Pile of Utter Crap Web Browser". 

Which privacy browser with vpn proxies do you use & recommend?