You've spent months — maybe years — curating a collection of bookmarked tweets on X. Insightful threads, useful resources, funny posts, career advice. But here's the uncomfortable truth: your X bookmarks are not permanent.
How Twitter Bookmarks Disappear
There are several ways your saved bookmarks can vanish without warning:
Deleted Tweets
When an author deletes their tweet, it disappears from your bookmarks too. There's no notification, no archive, no way to get it back. The tweet simply vanishes as if it never existed.
Suspended and Deactivated Accounts
When an account gets suspended or the user deactivates, all of their tweets are removed — including from your bookmark collection. This has become increasingly common with platform policy changes.
Platform Changes
X (formerly Twitter) has been making significant changes to its platform. Features are being modified, APIs are being restricted, and there's always a risk that the bookmark feature itself could change. Downloading your bookmarks ensures you have a permanent copy regardless of what happens to the platform.
Account Issues
If your own account gets locked, suspended, or you lose access for any reason, your bookmarks go with it. Unlike tweets which may be cached by third parties, bookmarks are completely private and have no backup.
What Kinds of Bookmarks Are Most at Risk?
- Controversial or political tweets — Frequently deleted by authors or removed by moderators
- Tweets from small accounts — More likely to deactivate or go private
- Time-sensitive content — Events, deals, and temporary information often gets removed
- Long threads — If any tweet in a thread is deleted, the flow is broken
- Content from banned accounts — Complete removal with no recovery option
How to Download Your X Bookmarks
The simplest way to download your bookmarks is with the BookmarkSave Chrome extension:
- Install BookmarkSave — Free from the Chrome Web Store
- Visit x.com/i/bookmarks — Open your bookmarks page
- Choose your format — PDF, CSV, Markdown, or TXT
- Click Export — Your bookmarks are saved to your computer
The entire process takes under a minute, and your data is processed locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
How Often Should You Download Your Bookmarks?
We recommend downloading your bookmarks at least once a month. If you bookmark content frequently, consider weekly exports. BookmarkSave keeps an export history so you can easily track when you last backed up.
You can also use the Smart Feed Cleanup feature to automatically remove bookmarks after they've been exported, keeping your active bookmark list focused on new content.
Don't Wait — Start Now
Every day you wait is another day your bookmarks are at risk. Tweets are being deleted constantly, and there's no way to know which ones will disappear next.
Download BookmarkSave for free and protect your curated tweet collection today.