Sidebar folders keep disappearing

I have about 5 folders that I keep in the sidebar for easy access, and recently they're started to disappear. It's very frustrating as it ruins my work flow constantly.
I've tried deleting the Sidebar prefs and restarting but it didn't help.
Weirdly the only once that never goes when it resets is one from a Dropbox folder, this one always stays in place.
This doesn't happen after restarts, just seeminlg randonly.

Along w/the sidebar.plist file also trash the finder.plist file. Repair permissions & restart your comp. If the sidebar works to your perfection, empty the trash.

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