How to backup/restore addon settings manually?

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mark_jd
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How to backup/restore addon settings manually?

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I want to transfer the settings of the Drag & Dropzones addon https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/drag-dropzones/ from my old profile to my new profile. Is there way to do this manually? I looked in my profile but i couldn't find the settings files of the addon and it doesn't have option for exporting the settings.
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Re: How to backup/restore addon settings manually?

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Extension settings are typically stored in about:config (prefs.js). Check the "extensions." section for that addon name.
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Re: How to backup/restore addon settings manually?

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It has some settings stored in about:config, but not all. I guess i have to recreate manually the search engines configuration.
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