How Do I Back Up an Addon?
- zlaer
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How Do I Back Up an Addon?
I have an addon installed that lacks a back up. Is there any way to back up all the customizations of this addon?
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
I would back up the complete profile.
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
You could take a screenshot of your addon settings.
Get formatted data output stored by addon
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p14828568
about:debugging > This Firefox > Inspect button > Console tab > paste code snippet
That code snippet may be useful to save data for a particular addon.
Get formatted data output stored by addon
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic ... #p14828568
about:debugging > This Firefox > Inspect button > Console tab > paste code snippet
That code snippet may be useful to save data for a particular addon.
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
Name (link)?I have an addon installed that lacks a back up.
Copy the extension itself, & copy the file that contains its' settings data (which could be, storage-sync-v2.sqlite [PLUS any associated .shm & .wal files].)
(I would do that with FF closed.)
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- zlaer
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
Hi.. where do I find, 'storage-sync-v2.sqlite'?therube wrote:Name (link)?I have an addon installed that lacks a back up.
Copy the extension itself, & copy the file that contains its' settings data (which could be, storage-sync-v2.sqlite [PLUS any associated .shm & .wal files].)
(I would do that with FF closed.)
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
In your Profile folder.
And again, it is not solely storage-sync-v2.sqlite, but also any associated -shm & -wal files too.
See if copying those sets of files into an (otherwise) new Profile then brings up your wanted extension settings.
(You'd want FF closed when you copy them over, & presumably you'd want that nameless extension already installed.)
See if that works.
And again, it is not solely storage-sync-v2.sqlite, but also any associated -shm & -wal files too.
See if copying those sets of files into an (otherwise) new Profile then brings up your wanted extension settings.
(You'd want FF closed when you copy them over, & presumably you'd want that nameless extension already installed.)
See if that works.
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
Note that you should only see -shm & -wal files while Firefox is running and thus with Firefxo closed you shouls only have storage-sync-v2.sqlite.
It is more like that this data is stored in local storage aka indexedDB (\storage\default) and best to use the about:debugging page like morat suggested above as this allow to access the storage used by an extension.
See also:
https://extensionworkshop.com/documenta ... ng-storage
See this on how to access the profile folder:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pr ... -user-data
It is more like that this data is stored in local storage aka indexedDB (\storage\default) and best to use the about:debugging page like morat suggested above as this allow to access the storage used by an extension.
See also:
https://extensionworkshop.com/documenta ... ng-storage
See this on how to access the profile folder:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pr ... -user-data
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
I'm not so sure that's entirely correct (while FF is running), anymore?Note that you should only see -shm & -wal files while Firefox is running and thus with Firefxo closed you shouls only have storage-sync-v2.sqlite.
https://forums.informaction.com/viewtop ... 78#p104478
SQLite, Write-Ahead Logging.
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
Depends what you want to do.
If you want to keep a copy of the extension apart from your system, the easiest is to visit https://addons.mozilla.org, find your extension, then right-click on the button (add to firefox / remove from firefox), then save the link content on your hard disk.
If you want to keep all your extensions and configuration, the easiest is to backup your entire profile.
If you want to keep a copy of the extension apart from your system, the easiest is to visit https://addons.mozilla.org, find your extension, then right-click on the button (add to firefox / remove from firefox), then save the link content on your hard disk.
If you want to keep all your extensions and configuration, the easiest is to backup your entire profile.
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- zlaer
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
I just want to back up my personalized settings. But its idiotic to back up the entire profile for just one addon. I see a few answers here that are contradictory. Again how do I back up an addon's personalized settings?mgagnonlv wrote:
If you want to keep all your extensions and configuration, the easiest is to backup your entire profile.
- dickvl
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
The problem with add-ons is that Firefox uses a random moz-extension://[UUID] (moz-extension+++) link where each UUID is stored in a pref (extensions.webextensions.uuids) <b>about:config</b> page that changes in a new profile or prefs.js is removed.
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
Understood. But is it possible to replace the just the files while the UUID remains intact?dickvl wrote:The problem with add-ons is that Firefox uses a random moz-extension://[UUID] (moz-extension+++) link where each UUID is stored in a pref (extensions.webextensions.uuids) <b>about:config</b> page that changes in a new profile or prefs.js is removed.
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
Use Hekasoft backup to backup your profile. https://www.hekasoft.com/hekasoft-backup-restore/
It works with Windows 11.
It works with Windows 11.
- zlaer
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Re: How Do I Back Up an Addon?
You dont understand. I can back up my profile manually without any use for software. I just want to back up one addon.pepegot1 wrote:Use Hekasoft backup to backup your profile. https://www.hekasoft.com/hekasoft-backup-restore/
It works with Windows 11.