How can I achieve a clean reinstall of the stock browser

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My problem is fixed by following this advice from a different topic:>

Thanks for reporting this. It would be helpful if you could test with a fully clean profile.

Since all the browser profile data is stored in /home/defaultuser/.local/share/org.sailfishos/browser/, you can do this by moving this folder to a different location and then rebooting your device.

cd /home/defaultuser/.local/share/org.sailfishos/
mv browser browser.bak
devel-su reboot

All of your browser data will be lost, but you can restore it once you’ve finished testing like this:

cd /home/defaultuser/.local/share/org.sailfishos/
mv browser browser.bak.bak
mv browser.bak browser
devel-su reboot

Note that this isn’t without risk: you may end up losing all your browser-related data. So if this concerns you then best not to try these steps. Also note that the rebooting is a necessary step.

However, if you are in a position to try it, it would be helpful just to rule this out.

Thanks to everybody who contributed to the solution of my problem!

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