How I export my profile data from a firefox extension?

desbest · 30 Mar 2021

How I export my profile data from an extension? An extension I'm using isn't working properly and I'd like to export my data before reinstalling it. It's called onetab.

The menu on the top right corner is gone, so how can I export my saved data (or tabs)?

PS. Going to moz-extension://47f198f4-e5c4-407e-ae76-97625d481c7a/import-export.html doesn't work as the extension is faulty so it fails to display any URL's that can be exported.

steve108 · 30 Mar 2021

Hello desbest

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See if this helps: Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles | Firefox Help
Look at the chosen solution by jscher2000 Top 10 Contributor5/26/19, 7:21 AM

desbest · 31 Mar 2021

Your answer assumes that the extension I'm using (onetab) isn't faulty. But it is faulty as I've said earlier.
If I copied my profile folder to a different computer, I would have the same problem on the different computer as the extension is faulty, so the faulty files would end up being copied.

I don't want to backup my firefox profile folder as that doesn't give me the list of tabs or profile data saved in onetab extension
Onetab extension is faulty as it won't let me export my saved data because the "export link" isn't visible on the extension web page and the "export dump" isn't visible on the import and export web page of the extension.

Where is my firefox extension data stored?

steve108 said:

Look at the chosen solution by jscher2000 Top 10 Contributor

Did you give me the wrong link? You showed me a knowledge base article, not a forum thread.

steve108 · 31 Mar 2021

desbest said:

..........Did you give me the wrong link? You showed me a knowledge base article, not a forum thread.

Grrr! Sorry, wrong link. This is the on: After restoring a profile folder from backup, extension settings are lost | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support

f14tomcat · 31 Mar 2021

Not familiar with that Moz extension you listed, but the app still works for me. Worth a try.

Direct DL: http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/files...2-beta1-EN.zip

Web Site: MozBackup - Backup tool for Firefox and Thunderbird

steve108 · 31 Mar 2021

steve108 said:

Grrr! Sorry, wrong link. This is the on: After restoring a profile folder from backup, extension settings are lost | Firefox Support Forum | Mozilla Support

Try this ......

PHP Code:


Get the Roaming profile foler name from Root Directory: about:profiles (type about:profiles into Firefox address bar) 
 
Look in: 
C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<your profile name -eg: joe.xyx>\storage\default 
 
Look for a folder with name  
moz-extension+++47f198f4-e5c4-407e-ae76-97625d481c7a............

I'm assuming that folder exists and has your OneTab add-on settings.

desbest · 31 Mar 2021

I opened the relevant folder and none of the files in it or its subfolders are relevant. The sqlite file shows up as an empty file when viewed in Extends Class SQLite Viewer

Mozbackup doesn't work with Firefox 57 and above (quantum) because Firefox dropped support for XUL extensions and only supports WebExtensions.

steve108 · 31 Mar 2021

Sorry, I'm out of ideas in that case.

Callender · 31 Mar 2021

For me it shows up in sqlite database here:

C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ff4353sv.default-release\storage\default\moz-extension+++937b87d0-5078-44b2-a47b-b99ef9c92e8b^userContextId=4294967295\idb

Copy the folder contents to another folder then restore the contents to the same newly created folder (after removing then reinstalling the addon)

C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ff4353sv.default-release\storage\default\moz-extension+++e94ac9a2-8000-424d-a1c3-b28bc6e74d31^userContextId=4294967295\idb

specfically in sqlite database in the folder named idb

3647222921wleabcEoxlt-eengsairo.sqlite

f14tomcat · 31 Mar 2021

I just ran Mozback v1.5.1 and it produced a 175mb .pcv file, just as it should. I'm running FF 88 beta 5.