Firefox 29 is no longer automatically creating bookmarks backups.

I hate to be posting another question having finally (I believe) finding a work around for the "Firefox 29 fails to exit properly and remains running in task manager" problem.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/997670
However, in Firefox 28 FF would automatically create a new bookmarks backup upon first opening of each day and the number of bookmark backups could be set in about:config setting:
browser.bookmarks.max_backups
Since installing Firefox 29 this functionality does not appear to be working. Is this by design or another "issue"? Has anyone else noticed this issue?
Please don't ask me to "reset to default state", "run in safe mode", etc. I just went through all that with the above "Failing to exit properly" thread. I know I can manually backup bookmarks. I would like to know whether this is by design, if other people have noticed this, or I am the only one experiencing this.
Here is my troubleshooting information (excluding the thousand references to my printer):
<pre><nowiki>Application Basics
Name: Firefox
Version: 29.0
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0
Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days
All Crash Reports
Extensions
Name: Firebug
Version: 1.12.8
Enabled: true
ID: [email protected]
Important Modified Preferences
accessibility.typeaheadfind.flashBar: 0
browser.cache.disk.capacity: 51200
browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled: false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 6
browser.search.suggest.enabled: false
browser.search.useDBForOrder: true
browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20140421221237
browser.startup.homepage: http://www.wcwcw.com/
browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID: 20140421221237
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 29.0
browser.tabs.loadInBackground: false
browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled: false
dom.mozApps.used: true
dom.w3c_touch_events.expose: false
extensions.lastAppVersion: 29.0
font.internaluseonly.changed: true
general.autoScroll: false
gfx.direct3d.last_used_feature_level_idx: 1
keyword.URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=
network.cookie.cookieBehavior: 2
network.cookie.lifetimePolicy: 1
network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
places.database.lastMaintenance: 1399218213
places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 80511
plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/vnd.fdf,application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml,application/vnd.adobe.xfdf
plugin.importedState: true
plugin.state.npdeployjava: 0
plugin.state.npgoogleupdate: 0
print.printer_HP_DeskJet_710C_(Copy_1).print_bgcolor: false
privacy.clearOnShutdown.cache: false
privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies: false
privacy.clearOnShutdown.formdata: false
privacy.clearOnShutdown.offlineApps: true
privacy.clearOnShutdown.sessions: false
privacy.cpd.cache: false
privacy.cpd.cookies: false
privacy.cpd.offlineApps: true
privacy.cpd.sessions: false
privacy.popups.showBrowserMessage: false
privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true
privacy.sanitize.timeSpan: 0
security.disable_button.openCertManager: false
security.disable_button.openDeviceManager: false
security.warn_viewing_mixed: false
storage.vacuum.last.index: 1
storage.vacuum.last.places.sqlite: 1396579220
Graphics
Adapter Description: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
Adapter Drivers: nvd3dum nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Adapter RAM: 1024
ClearType Parameters: Gamma: 2200 Pixel Structure: B ClearType Level: 50 Enhanced Contrast: 300
Device ID: 0x0641
Direct2D Enabled: true
DirectWrite Enabled: true (6.2.9200.16571)
Driver Date: 12-19-2013
Driver Version: 9.18.13.3221
GPU #2 Active: false
GPU Accelerated Windows: 1/1 Direct3D 10
Vendor ID: 0x10de
WebGL Renderer: Google Inc. -- ANGLE (NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT Direct3D9Ex vs_3_0 ps_3_0)
windowLayerManagerRemote: false
AzureCanvasBackend: direct2d
AzureContentBackend: direct2d
AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo
AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
JavaScript
Incremental GC: true
Accessibility
Activated: false
Prevent Accessibility: 0
Library Versions
NSPR
Expected minimum version: 4.10.3
Version in use: 4.10.3
NSS
Expected minimum version: 3.16 Basic ECC
Version in use: 3.16 Basic ECC
NSSSMIME
Expected minimum version: 3.16 Basic ECC
Version in use: 3.16 Basic ECC
NSSSSL
Expected minimum version: 3.16 Basic ECC
Version in use: 3.16 Basic ECC
NSSUTIL
Expected minimum version: 3.16
Version in use: 3.16</nowiki></pre>
Kind Regards,
Axis

This is a bit of a "bump" with some new things I have tried. I have run the Places Maintenance add-on (again) and places.sqlite integrity seems absolutely fine.
Places Maintenance: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/
I have re-installed FF 29.
I am able to create manually, and restore, bookmark backups without a hitch.
I did delete places.sqlite and restarted FF 29. The only thing I lost was all my bookmark Icons. So I re-added the former places.sqlite. Of course, I would have to wait until tomorrow morning to know for sure, but since the Places Maintenance add-on indicated no problems, and since I can manually create them, I am quite sure it is not a corrupted places.sqlite file.
I tried what may be a dubious add-on, BackupFox, and it failed to create a new backup but left a temp file in the main profile folder.
Logic tells me that if I can manually create and restore bookmark backups, then something in the engine(?) may be responsible but I do not know enough to go further with that. Permissions must be O.K. or I wouldn't be able to make (manually) a backup.
I did not have this problem at all with FF 28. Rather, I was asking cor-el how to limit the number of backups, which he showed me. What makes this difficult to test is that I would have to wait until the first opening of FF each day to tell.
I can't tell if this problem is "only me" or affecting others, however, (no insult intended) I can paste into the support.mozilla.org page search box the exact title of this thread and not find it. I shows up number 1 on Google doing similar search. People who aren't checking their profile folder each day might not even be noticing this.
cor-el, or anybody, have you found auto backups have stopped in FF 29 for you? Anyone who reads this please let me know if your bookmark auto-backup is working. Just peak in your profile and see if you have a new one each day.
Does anyone know just what .dll or .exe or what actually is triggered how that causes the auto-backup to occur? Is it the maintenance service?
What I have not tried is creating another profile because this one seems just fine and I has always worked before 29, and still does work, as far as profiles go. I need to know what "triggers" auto bookmark backup and I doubt it is my profile.
Regards again,
Axis

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