My most important Chrome bookmark folder has disappeared. HELP!!

[Rimon2012]

My most important Chrome bookmark folder has disappeared. This happened to another one of my Chrome bookmark folders a while before - a less important one that I can't remember, don't worry about this one. From what I've read online, it sounds like it's something to do with syncing bookmarks across my devices. Recently, I had it set up so that my iPhone browser (Safari) bookmarks sync to my computer (I never actually saw the Safari bookmarks though).

I only recently (within the last 2 weeks) set that up, and now, due to the disappearance of my bookmark folders, I have stopped the syncing across my devices. I though it might be hazardous and it was, unfortunately. Because of the number of bookmarks that I've accumulated over time within the folder that just disappeared, titled 'More Bookmarks (Unsorted)', I desperately want to recover the folder.

I lost the folder on roughly April 9 (probably a few days before). I tried the solution suggested in this article (http://www.itworld.com/article/2695738/consumerization/what-to-do-when-your-chrome-bookmarks-suddenly-disappear.html), but it was to no avail. After completing the steps outlined in the article my Chrome data folder looks like this (see screenshot attached) - I have highlighted the bookmark folders.

This is extremely important to me. I have years worth of valuable bookmarks in that folder. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If someone who has experience in restoring bookmark folders can help that would be perfect. Thank you.

 

[hang-the-9]

I you do not have the .bak file of your bookmarks, there is really nothing you can do here. That .bak file is created often, so if you lost your bookmarks then where opening and closing Chrome, it would be over-written with whatever is in your bookmarks now.

You can try this method which is restoring your file back to a previous version, may work http://www.computerworld.com/article/2864065/desktop-apps/recovering-lost-bookmarks-in-chrome.html

If your bookmarks are in Chrome across several devices, that means they are linked to your Google account. If you delete them from your Google account at another computer, or leave your account signed in where someone can delete them, they are gone from your account. Safari would have nothing to do with this, unless you for some reason asked Chrome to import your Safari bookmarks.