Ah, I see. So the bookmarks in the Favorites Bar are not disappearing, they are just being moved.
What you are seeing is expected behavior for Markster. I'll explain…
Our other three apps (BookMacster, Synkmark, Smarky) are designed to
regularly sync with Safari. Smarky has its own Favorites Bar, as does BookMacster (after you add Safari as a
client) and Synkmark (after you add Safari as a
browser). So when you import from Safari to Smarky, Synkmark or BookMacster, the bookmarks in Safari's Favorites Bar appear in the Favorites Bar in Smarky, Synkmark or BookMacster. And when you export from Smarky, Synkmark or BookMacster to Safari, the bookmarks in the Favorites Bar in Smarky, Synkmark or BookMacster appear in the Favorites Bar in Safari.
Markster is for a different usage style. The idea behind Markster is that you are not going to use the
Favorites Bar,
Bookmarks menu, or any of the built-in bookmarks in Safari, and you don't like that structure anyhow. Instead, you'll create your own folders, or not, in "free form". You access bookmarks in Markster directly, using the menu bar status item (menulet), global keyboard shortcut, or Dock menu.
In Markster, the menu items
File >
Import and
File >
Export are provided as utilities which you would use rarely. The "losing" of the
Favorites Bar identity actually occurs earlier, when the bookmarks are imported to Markster.
There are two ways to resolve this issue.
1. If you will rarely want to export to Safari, and like the free-form and global bookmarks access provided by Markster, then you should continue using Markster, and do this when exporting to Safari:
• Create a folder in Markster named "Favorites" (or whatever you want).
• Move your "favorite" bookmarks into this "Favorites" folder.
• Export to Safari.
• Activate Safari.
• Click in the menu: Bookmarks > Edit Bookmarks. The "Favorites" folder will appear in the outline.
• Move the bookmarks from the "Favorites" folder into the
Favorites Bar.
• Delete the now-empty "Favorites" folder.
2. If you want to regularly sync with Safari, for example, so you'll have the same bookmarks in Safari on iOS devices via iCloud, then you should trash Markster, download and use one of our other apps instead. If you have purchased a Markster license, the "crossgrade" to Smarky or Synkmark will be free; the "upgrade" to BookMacster is several dollars.
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This business of having four different apps for three different purposes, and BookMacster which does it all, is new for us. If you think that something in our
Bookmarks Manager Selection Guide, or anywhere else on the internet, did not properly explain the different capabilities of the different apps, let us know and we'll try to make it better!