Private ID recovery

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Firefox

Corrupt profile

  1. Navigate to the Firefox profile directory (default: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\)
  2. Use an SQLite browser (like DB Browser for SQLite) to open storage-sync-v2.sqlite
  3. Check the table storage_sync_data and look for the row with sponsorBlocker@ajay.app in the column ext_id
  4. Get the JSON of the extension there

[1]

Working profile / Backup

  1. Go to about:profiles
  2. Make a new profile
  3. Delete all data in that profile and copy your old profile over (default: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\)
  4. Load Firefox in that profile
  5. Copy private ID from extension

[2]

Chromium

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Bruteforcing

Neither the moderation team nor the admins keep any record of your Private ID. The time to bruteforce your Private ID is in the magnitude of years.

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