Mavericks Finder Sidebar Not Keeping Network Links

I'm having an issue after upgrading to Mavericks. Version is 10.9.3 with all recent updates installed. When I drag a server folder (create a link) to the finder sidebar under favorites, the folder links randomly vanish and I have to keep re-adding them. This is a huge productivity bottleneck because I link all my current projects I'm working on there for ease of access. I'll have anywhere from 20 projects at a time linked there. It worked fine in Mountain Lion. They were always there and when clicking on them at boot, they would open right up and reconnect to the server. Now, sometimes I'll click on them and they will disappear if not manually connected to the server first.
Things I've tried thus far...
1. Delete the .plist files for Sidebar and Finder and restart.
2. Repair permissions.
3. Add server and folder links to login startup items (When restarting they have a yellow exclamation point by them and are still not in the sidebar)
None of these have worked. Any ideas or help on this situation would be much appreciated. Thanks!
-Chris

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this test is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account. Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault in OS X 10.7 or later, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The "Guest User" login created by "Find My Mac" is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.

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