Pinned tabs and toolbar bookmarks disappearing.

I have set up pinned tabs twice, and they disappeared when i went to a new website. Then I decided to put bookmarks on the toolbar, and they keep disappearing, too. I had no trouble using Firefox on my Windows XP machine, but am now on a Windows 8 laptop.
Actually I think that I tried both bookmarks on toolbar and pinned tabs on a previous Windows 8 laptop, and I think it worked there, fine. Maybe I have something set wrong?
Thanks for being there! I want to stay true to Firefox!

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.
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