Can I link folders in the Bookmarks Menu and the Bookmarks Toolbar so that an addition or deletion from one will show up in the other?

It seems as if these two lists - the Toolbar list and the Menu list - operate independently. Is that correct? I'm using Windows 7.

Immediately backup your whole Firefox profile.
* [[Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles]]
You will have over written your bookmarks database and it may be difficult to recover. You may at least have backups of bookmarks that are still usable but that is why you must back up the profile.
Create a new additional test profile using the profile manager. Next test the bookmarks from your backup restoring them into Firefox whilst open with and using the new test profile. If one of those backups works you should be able to restore that into your ordinary Firefox profile.
You may need to delete the database places.sqlite to get working bookmarks. But rename it rather than delete it as it is then easier to reverse. Note if you do need to delete the places database you will lose your Firefox History.
There is an alternative strategy but again ensue the profile is backedup. And in this case also backup separately places.sqlite before any recovery attempt.
The Windows OS should try to keep previous copies of Files and it is possible that you will have a usable previous copy of ''places.sqlite'' that may be recovered by options available from right clicking the current version.
Related articles
* [[Use the Profile Manager to create and remove Firefox profiles#w_creating-a-profile]]_creating-a-profile
*[[Recover lost or missing Bookmarks]]
*[[Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile]]_how-do-i-find-my-profile
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Places.sqlite
* These articles mentions the last resort deleting places.sqlite to restore bookmarks, BUT you lose history AND need a correct backup file '''within the profile''' for Firefox to utilise <br /> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks#Restoring_bookmarks_in_Firefox_3_and_above <br /> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox#Rebuild_Places_database

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