That’s what I was thinking, but the browser isn’t set up to do that, yet, that’s what it looks like it’s doing.
After quitting all applications and restarting the computer . . .
I would be sure to save username-and-password combinations in some “password wallet” - IOW, not in some browser feature that saves passwords.
Save the bookmarks and back up that bookmarks.html file, including making a .zip copy.
Completely remove the application and delete sundry cookies, cashes, settings files - everything I can find, searching online for tips on how to find that peripheral stuff.
Do that for all Chormium based Internet browsers on the computer.
Run a cache cleaner.
Restart the computer.
Then install only 1 of the Chromium Internet browsers that you favor, and see what results.