Backup Finder and Dock settings?

Back up the items com.apple.dock.db, com.apple.finder.plist, and com.apple.dock.plist, all of which are in the Library/Preferences folder of your home folder, which is the item in the Finder's sidebar with the house icon.

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It's located on the desktop, but you can't see it in the Finder unless a method such as those described here is used.

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I found this thread looking for a solution to a Dock issue. Something odd is happening on my Mac Pro—with every restart, my Dock is reduced to a meagre 4 programs and even when I repopulate it with the 15 or so items I like to have in there, they're gone at the next reboot.
I looked for com.apple.dock.db, com.apple.finder.plist, and com.apple.dock.plist in my home/library/preferences folder, none are there. Is there anywhere else they are stored?

The view options for a folder are stored in the invisible .DS_Store file inside that folder. Backing up each of them individually likely isn't worth it.

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