I have been using Zen browser since the Mozilla 'thing' and been enjoying its features. This morning I opened it up (I usually switch my laptop off overnight), and it asked me to create a new profile - my existing profile, customisations, browsing history, tabs etc have all gone. I have a backup of my important bookmarks etc so thats not a big issue in itself, but its a weird thing to happen.
Further, it is showing as version 1.7b, when a few days ago I was at version 1.11-something.
Looking in software, it shows that I am installed with version 1.11.1b. If I click to open it from that installed version, it opens this regressed 1.7b version.
Reminder: this is a browser in beta, also, a flatpack (which I'd rather it wasn't).
Has anybody else experienced this issue?
You should raise this issue with the Zen developers directly. If nothing else, to report that it is happening, which seems like there have been cases before:
Thanks, I now have. I'll report any developments/solutions in case anybody else experiences this, but it puts me right off using it as my main browser. It could also be a security hazard by reverting to an older Firefox base.
I also use the flatpak version, but at this point I've bumped into a couple of issues so its tempting to switch to appimage to see if that resolves my issues.
Software just downloaded and updated to version 1.11.2b, however my previous profile is still missing. Could be to do with where these are stored because its a FlatPack, I suppose.
Yes, I installed it at the same time as Zen, but hadn't tried it yet.
Zen has some features I really like: Workspaces and 'Essential' tabs. I've also grown to appreciate vertical tabs, although I see that Firefox and Librewolf now offer this.
zen browser no longer using App Image. Thought it would be a good idea to check the current release. As you know I don't like Flatpak, but today I downloaded the tarball and have it running. Here is what you do. Go to their download page, and select the tarball file:
You select 'Internet' first then click on 'New item'. Type the name 'zen' in the 'Name' box. For the command you simply copy the path to the zen icon in the extracted zen folder that you used to install zen. One other important thing is to change the icon (I think this is what might have baulked my first attempt at adding it to the Zorin menu). To use the correct icon you need to go into the extracted folder of zen and then | browser | chrome | icons | default and select default 64.png:
I've gone off Zen, on both Windows and Zorin i experience similar issues (on different machines). It can never restore tabs from my last session, and when I click to 'restore tabs' sometimes it works but then it goes into a loop of restoring only the tabs I had on a previous session last week, no longer relevant. And it crashes more often than Firefox ever did.
I'm using it now only as a web-apps manager, using the 'essentials' feature for my 5 services I use (Whatsapp, telegram, calendar and a couple others).
