Restored Safari bookmarks keep disappearing

I restored my iPhone to get rid of the bloated "Other" category. In the process, I had first disconnected Safari on the iPhone from iCloud syncing before deleting bookmarks and the reading list. I did a full backup on iTunes before restoring. It remains that way. Nevertheless, the next time I started Safari on my iMac, all my bookmarks disappeared, in favor of the original defaults. I restored the bookmarks from Time Machine but every time I add a new bookmark, they disappear again, right before my eyes. It spills over to my MacBook Air, which I use when I'm way from my desk.
I really need those bookmarks. I have an .html list I exported as well so they are safe, just not convenient.
I have Safari 7.0.5. The recent update has not prevented this problem from recurring.
Does anyone have any idea why this keeps happening?

Using iTunes and using iCloud simultaneously will only cause problems for Safari bookmarks. It's one or there other.
On the iPhone tap Settings > iCloud then switch Safari off then back on.
On your iMac open System Preferences > iCloud. Deselect the box next to Safari then reselect it.
Give iCloud a few minutes to re sync the bookmarks.

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Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy it to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
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greybees wrote:
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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,
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'''http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=1456901#1456901'''
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