How to retrieve permissions if add-on re-installed?

[Laurens]

Accidentally removed and re-installed NoScript without doing an Export of my per site permissions.
Any way I can retrieve those from my profile?

I had a quick look but was unable to find anything relevant.

(FF 115, macOS)

[Giorgio Maone]

I suppose you can use Time Machine to restore the previous state of your profile, [Export] the NoScript settings and then go back to current and [Import]?

[Laurens]

I don't use Time Machine, just ordinary file backup.
Is there a file to restore?

[barbaz]

If viewtopic.php?p=103393#p103393 is still current in 115, try:

1) create a new, clean profile

2) install same NoScript version as is in your main profile

3) completely quit FF, copy the 3 mentioned storage-sync-* files from your backup to the new profile, deleting/overwriting the existing ones

4) restart FF, still in the new profile

5) NoScript Options > Per-site Permissions, check that your permissions are indeed there - if so use Export, then switch back to your main profile and delete the temporary profile.

This will not restore everything, but it should get enough that you can rebuild without much effort - notably, this NoScript export should contain all your permissions and per-site XSS choices.

[Laurens]

Thanks - I ended up going to a Carbon Copy Cloner backup and copying the profile to

/Users/[me]/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles
In FF About:profiles
Create new

unzipped the older files into new.profile
made this "new profile" default, restarted FF, NoScript -> Export

FF
About:profiles
Went back to the current profile
Deleted
/Users/[me]/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/new.profile
Restarted FF

NoScript -> Import