My bookmarks are disappearing.

My bookmarks have started disappearing one by one. Perhaps there's a limit as to how many bookmarks we can save? I'm going to need to start saving bookmarks/favorites using another browser I guess. Not all my bookmarks are gone but it looks like the most recent ones, so that's why I'm guessing it's just that I have too many bookmarks? They're showing up when I click on "show all bookmarks" but not when I click on "bookmarks."
This is very frustrating. Had to "register" in order to post a question. My username was taken, password wasn't the correct number of characters, etc. That was after being forced to look at several other questions similar to mine.
I guess I'll just post this question but, honestly, it took up too much of my time to post it. I updated my Firefox browser as was suggested to another questioner and I clicked on Import/Backup then clicked on Restore and now I lost even more bookmarks --permanently.
Oh well, I guess this isn't such a tragedy. I'll just forgo bookmarking impt web sites and maybe write them down or favorite them under another browser and just limit the number of sites I bookmark. Don't have much more time to put into this.

Sorry to hear about the registration difficulties, and that you didn't find the suggestions helpful. The question flow is subject to constant revision, so your input is useful.
Now, on to the question: Firefox should never lose bookmarks, and I'm not aware of any practical limit.
When you are trying to access the missing bookmarks, are you using the Bookmarks menu from the menu bar or drop-down toolbar button, or the Bookmarks Sidebar (Ctrl+b opens and closes it), or the Bookmarks Toolbar?
When you find the missing bookmarks in the Library dialog (the dialog that opens when you Show All Bookmarks) are they on the Bookmarks Menu (or a folder on the menu), Bookmarks Toolbar (or a folder on the toolbar), or in the Unsorted Bookmarks folder?
The Bookmarks Menu doesn't work well if the list gets very long because it doesn't have an obvious way to scroll (you will see very tiny triangles at the top and bottom that you have to hover your mouse over). If the problem is a very long Bookmarks Menu, and moving bookmarks into folders isn't convenient for your style of working, there are some tricks allowing you to add a scroll bar. Please ask about that if you're interested.

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All my bookmarks are disappearing periodically (2-3 times) from my bookmark toolbar using Firefox 24 OS Win 7 64 bit.
My solution is to select View/Toolbars from the menu bar, deselect "Bookmarks Toolbar". Then go back into View/Toolbars and reselect "Bookmarks Toolbar". Then all of my toolbar bookmarks re-appear.
I am seeing users report similar issues and wonder if my simple fix will work for them. If I determine what causes this in the first place, I will repost my findings.

*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/How+to+customize+the+toolbar
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
 To Enable SafeMode 
*You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
*''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
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Close and restart Firefox after each change via "Firefox > Exit" (Windows: Firefox/File > Exit; Mac: "Firefox > Quit Firefox"; Linux: "Firefox/File > Quit")
* https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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This is really starting to tick me off. Any ideas that will fix this bug?

This can be a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_not_saved

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My bookmarks have disappeared and I can't add new bookmarks.

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* see [[Backing up and restoring bookmarks]]
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# work from [safe mode]
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#* Mac may differ from my Windows XP, I can right click bookmarks, or use the tools menu see [[How do I customize the toolbars?]]
# if that has failed to resolve the problem go back to safe mode as in step 1 but this time use reset toolbars and controls.
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History is still showing.
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00A2B00C-0F3D-41C5-82BC-0041930AB4C3.webbookmark
0A7E599F-67D8-4AE8-B3EB-D4B9D84DA68A.webbookmark
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
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*https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/
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Hey Richardkep,
Take a look at [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/latest-firefox-issues#os=mac&browser=fx9 this article]. It discusses some of the known issues with the newest build. There are steps in there that should help resolve your issue.
Hopefully this helps!

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Hello,
Firefox automatically creates backups of your bookmarks, which can be helpful if your bookmarks are lost or missing. To recover them, follow the instructions below.
#Use one of these methods to open the Bookmarks Library window:
#*Click the ''[[Display the Firefox button menu instead of the menu toolbar|Firefox button]]'' to open the menu and click on ''Bookmarks''.
#*Click the ''Bookmarks'' menu and click on ''Show All Bookmarks''.
# At the top of the Library window, click the "Import and Backup" menu and select Restore.
# Click the date of the bookmark backup you want to recover.
# In the new window that appears, click OK.
# Your bookmarks from the selected date should now be restored.
For more information, see the [[Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer]] article. For other solutions, see the [[Recover lost or missing Bookmarks]] article.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you.

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Hello,
Firefox automatically creates backups of your bookmarks, which can be helpful if your bookmarks are lost or missing. To recover them, follow the instructions below.
#Use one of these methods to open the Bookmarks Library window:
#*Click the ''[[Display the Firefox button menu instead of the menu toolbar|Firefox button]]'' to open the menu and click on ''Bookmarks''.
#*Click the ''Bookmarks'' menu and click on ''Show All Bookmarks''.
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thank you.

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''FredMcD [[#answer-676448|said]]''
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''Cara_A [[#answer-676425|said]]''
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''FredMcD [[#answer-676390|said]]''
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How did you check the bookmarks? Was it thru the Bookmark Toolbar,
or did you open the Bookmarks Manager?
Press the '''Alt''' or '''F10''' key to bring up the tool bar. Then select
'''Bookmarks.''' Hot key is '''<Control>''(Mac:<Command>)'' <Shift> B.'''
Bookmarks appear in the Bookmarks Manager but not in the main menu
'''http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1456901#1456901'''
</blockquote>
Every time I open a fresh browser and click on my 'bookmarks' tab to go to a page they just start deleting in front of me until they're all gone.
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Please follow my instructions to open the Bookmarks Manager.
Also, use the web link I posted.
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I am running Windows 8.1 with Avast as my antivirus,
</blockquote>
Some added toolbar and anti-virus add-ons are known to cause
Firefox issues. '''Disable All of them.'''
</blockquote>
I did follow your instructions and checked the link which was not relevant thank you. I have no toolbars whatsoever and all add ons are disabled. Disabling all add ons was the first thing I did. Please don't feel you need to help if you are going to treat me like an idiot.

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