Mac OS deletes Bookmarks, History and files to a point of time

hello,
i have a serious problem! my Snow Leopard erases after returning to desktop (minimum 1 hour) from Screensaver my bookmarks always. recently it has deleted 20 GB of personal photos. every day in Crash-Log folder appearing several new log files. currently i do not use the screen saver, but it is a hard cutback.
there are made lot of callings to the Apple support and my trader. they changed lot of hardware (without Superdrive and display), but it's the same always.
i am really unhappy about my situation, especially about the deleted pictures. actually i am very careful with my datas. but due to the unnoticed erasing i have overwritten my backup with the wrong datas. and no, TimeMachine isn't usable with FileVault.
my question is:
what can I do, to trace the error? what are the first steps? software, readings etc.
some more information about the error:
1. the problem appeard the first after copying my entire datas from external to internal harddrive. i have executed only Apple apps (e.g. Textedit or Safari)- nothing special (e.g. addons or external apps).
2. bookmarks become deleted only from a special point of time. after a installation i replacing the bookmark.plist for my older bookmark.plist. the erasing deletes only the newer bookmarks.
3. with the deleted picture the special point of time is the 6th februar. not matter whether or not there was been a installation. i made lot of them. the same pictures became deleted from two different folders- very odd.
4. in former installation, i have imported the Safari history. this is deleted to a point of time as the bookmarks, too. recently i do not copy that, and the problem didn't appeard since then.
really thanks a lot for help!

hello, serious thanks for trying to help!
Is the internal drive your boot volume?
yes, it is
What exactly did you copy, just pics and docs and music, or did you try and move an entire account? You can copy the files, but you cannot just copy an account if it is the only account on the system.
no, i havn't tried to copy an entire account. it is been a clean install. the problem occured the first time direct after copying my 430 GB of data and bookmarking a randomly site. after a while i copy system relevant (old) data from external drive to internal.
after a while i copy from user library the bookmark.plist file, complete folder of "Calendar", complete folder of "Address Book" and keychains "login.keychain" file.
You mention that you lost 20G of pics. Is this not still on your external drive? Just copy them back.
impossible, as i have written: the erasing didn't displayed any warning or hints. after all, i backuped my (faulty) data from internal to external backup drive. after a while i recognized the erasing- to late.
Time Machine don't support FileVault.
The bookmarks problem. The new bookmarks are going to be lost as you are replacing the file from a previous date.
no. once after a new clean install and copying of all my data, but without my user library and upper described data, i made a test. i bookmarked randomly an internet site and launched the screensaver. voila: bookmark gone.
I am starting to see a pattern here and it starts with
installing the system.
The system comes preinstalled and you
create an account on first boot. From that account you can
add file and folders (doc, movies music pics) as you see fit.
you can install apps to your hearts content,
I have several hundred. I strongly recommend that you, as a user, do not modify anything in the system or library folders.
sure, first appearance happend before i have copied upper described library data.
I am not sure why you feel the need to turn on FileVault as long as you are not doing something that calls for that level of security. A quality password with at least 12 characters (numbers and letters) and there are several option in the general security pane of system preferences you could use.
i know, but i am lot on the road with lot of personal and important data. so, in case of burglary i know that my data is safe.
You appear to be reinstalling your system on different occasions. Back up your system before any changes that you do! There are basically two options for install OSX erase and install and install. A install will upgrade your system and leave your account in tact (you must turn off fileVault). So your account is the same as before you did the install and nothing has to be changed for Safari or your printers. If you move your account back from a previous backup, it may be out of sync with the version that you installed. Should you with to reinstall your account, either use timemachine of migration assist.
i make always a clean install. first i erase with Disk Utility my drive, once i have overwritten entire drive with 0. then i install Mac OS, activate FileVault, activate encoding RAM, copy my data.
Be careful with your files and do check the dates on the files that you rare moving. Copy over newer ones and data will be lost!
i am very carefully with my data. after every backupping my system, i am checking randomly the backup.

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