Bookmarks have disappeared in VK: how to find them after they disappear?

Why do we need bookmarks?

Sometimes, scrolling through the feed on this social network, we find interesting articles, beautiful photographs, smart quotes, and so on. In order not to worry that they might disappear, and to maintain quick access to them, all you had to do was add them to the Bookmarks section.

Overall, this section has several advantages:

• The ability to return to your favorite posts at any time. Please note that VK has a separate concept of “liked posts” - these are posts that you like. They are in a separate folder. So opening bookmarks is not the same as viewing something you liked.

• The ability to place interesting people in the page section, because they may disappear from view in the future. At the same time, you do not need to add them as friends and subscribe to them. The person will not even know that you have somehow singled him out.

• The ability to send interesting communities to this section without subscribing to them. That is, you will always have quick access to the news feed of this group at your fingertips. At the same time, you will not appear in the list of subscribers and will not receive any kind of spam from moderators if the community welcomes this type of marketing.

After updating VKontakte in 2021, some users became alarmed, “Where did the bookmarks go?” Some sections, including this one, are no longer displayed on the pages. How to make them visible again and where to look for bookmarks in VK?

Instructions for PC

Why did VK bookmarks disappear after the update? This is what the site administration decided. Apparently, they considered this section quite private, so they decided to hide it. If you don’t like that it’s missing and you want to make it visible, then follow these instructions:

• Log in to your VK account.
• Click on the mini avatar in the upper right corner of the page.
• Select "Settings" from the drop-down menu.

• In this section we need the top line “Customize the display of menu items” - click on it. It is this setting that is responsible for preventing some sections from disappearing from the main page.

• In the window that opens, find “Bookmarks” and check the box next to this item.

Now this section will be displayed in your left menu of the page.

Instructions for smartphone

If bookmarks in VK on your phone disappear, then most likely this is some kind of glitch. The fact is that this section is displayed automatically in the mobile application. To see it:

• Open the mobile application and log into your VK account.
• Click on the three horizontal lines in the lower left corner to open the menu.

• Now click “More” to expand the list if the item is not immediately visible.
• Find the section we need - it is indicated by an asterisk symbol.

If the VKontakte mobile application does not show bookmarks and they have disappeared, then you should contact the support service. We will tell you how to do this a little later.

How to view someone else's favorites?

Important! You won’t be able to view your friend’s bookmarks on VK. This option is not supported by the developer, as it was not conceived during the creation of the social network. Featured materials are personal files that are accessible only to the user.

• If you are faced with an offer to view someone else’s “Favorites”, be careful, most likely these are scammers;
• Do not agree to such services and do not transfer funds to third parties so as not to lose money and personal data.

You can view someone else’s “Favorites” only in one case - ask a friend to show you which tabs he saves on a separate page.

Let's move on to the most important question - how to clear bookmarks in VK all at once or separately!

How to find bookmarks in VK if they are missing

We remind you that this section has been updated. Its internal structure has changed accordingly. Therefore, do not rush to think that all your bookmarks in VK have been deleted, just look for them in the tabs. Here's how to do it:

• Sign in to your account.
• When using a PC, find the section we need on the left side of the screen. And when using a smartphone, find it in the main menu of the page (three horizontal lines in the right corner).

• Enter the section.
• On PC, pay attention to the right side of the screen. All tabs are located here - communities, posts, links, and so on.

• On your phone, these tabs are at the top of the screen. You can scroll their list to the right and go to each tab one by one. If some entries are missing from one tab, then look for them in another.

Accordingly, if an interesting article has disappeared from your bookmarks, then most likely it has simply been moved to the Articles tab. Try looking there.

How to clear VKontakte bookmarks

You can clear your VKontakte bookmarks from unnecessary posts and friends using standard methods. Let's look at them. Let's start by clearing posts. Go to “Bookmarks”. Next, click on the three dots at the top of the post and click on the “Remove from bookmarks” button. In this case, your post will be completely deleted (Screen 7).

To remove people from bookmarks, click on the “People” item in the right control section and hover over them with the mouse in the same way, then over the three dots that appear in the photo and “Remove from bookmarks.” Using this option for clearing bookmarks, you can remove them from groups, links, articles, and much more. Exactly what you added there.

How is the list formed?

Another important point. Previously, in order for a post, photo or music to be included in this section, it was enough to simply like it. Now it's done differently:

1. Look through the feed and stop as soon as you see something interesting.
2. Click on the symbol in the top right corner of the post. For a PC it is a tick, for a smartphone it is three dots.
3. In the menu that appears, select “Save to bookmarks.”
4. And you already know how to get to this section.

If, out of habit, you simply liked the necessary information, then it will not be loaded into VK Bookmarks and, accordingly, will not be displayed there. But don’t rush to get upset, she couldn’t disappear either. There is another section where all these posts have moved. It’s called “I liked it” and it’s not at all difficult to find:

• On a computer it is in the right menu.

• On the phone there is the main menu (three horizontal lines).

This is where your VKontakte bookmarks went. From “Like” you can easily move the information to the section you need so that it doesn’t disappear again.

Removal

First, let's go over the instructions on how to delete bookmarks in VK one at a time. If a post no longer interests you, you should get rid of it and cross it off your list of favorites! Do the following:

• Open a social network;
• Click on the tab in the menu on the left side;
• Find the unnecessary entry in the appropriate section;
• Hover over the three dots in the upper right corner;
• Select “Delete”;
• Confirm the action. Ready!

This way you can remove an unnecessary item from your favorites list. Is it possible to delete all bookmarks in VK at once, so as not to erase one document at a time?

• Unfortunately, this option does not exist yet - it may probably appear in the future;
• Even if you decide to delete a specific tag, all entries will remain in the favorites list, only the tag will disappear.

And finally, the most important stage of working on a social network. We will talk about how to add a person or tag, post or product to “My Bookmarks” in VK in a few clicks!

If people disappeared from VK bookmarks

Some users complained that people disappeared from their VKontakte bookmarks. There were especially many such cases after the next update of the social network in 2021. However, in reality it turned out that it was an ordinary software glitch. Soon it was repaired and all the missing publications returned to their places.

However, if you now have such a problem, then you should contact VK support service. To do this, follow the link https://vk.com/support?act=new.

Here you will see two input lines:

1. In the first, you need to briefly indicate the reason for your request. For example, you can write “I can’t open bookmarks in VK.” This is necessary for the system to redirect your question to a specific specialist.
2. The second line needs to describe the situation in more detail. Write when the information disappeared and what specifically is not displayed in this section. Here, for example, you can ask why exactly people disappeared from VK bookmarks. Here you can attach a screenshot to clearly demonstrate to the support agent what exactly you have missing. To do this, open the desired page and press Prt Sc on your keyboard.

The answer will have to wait. As a rule, this takes about an hour, but no more than a day. A support agent will contact you, ask additional questions if necessary, help solve the problem and restore everything that might have been lost.

So, what conclusions can be drawn in conclusion?

• Often, users who wonder why bookmarks disappeared in VK actually sent them to the “Like” section, where they were saved.
• If this section or one of its tabs is missing, then this is most likely a system failure, which will be fixed very soon. After all, the site moderators have everything covered. They are the first to receive a signal about a system malfunction and devote all their efforts to correcting the situation.
• If bookmarks have disappeared from VK, both all and individual tabs, then the support service will help you restore them. The main thing is to describe the problem in as much detail as possible in order to speed up the work of specialists.

So we found out why bookmarks in VK may not work, where they can disappear and what to do about it. You may be able to solve the problem yourself, or you may have to contact support. The main thing to remember is that the site administration is very interested in your comfort and will do everything possible to help you as quickly as possible.

Update in VK bookmarks

Let us remind you that if you do not know where the missing bookmarks are located on VKontakte, you can find them in the news section by selecting the “Like” item. In the news feed of any page you can often find materials that may be of interest. But sometimes there is not enough time to view them right now. Therefore, bookmarks are a great way to save material and review it in more detail later. All you have to do is click like underneath it.

• Bookmarks in contact. VKontakte bookmarks have not disappeared anywhere: now they are in another section

The VK administration decided that updating bookmarks provides more opportunities. Each tag in bookmarks can be edited and attached to different bookmarks. Bookmarks now have reminders. If you have bookmarked some material and have not opened it for more than 3 days, the system will remind you of an interesting saved video, photo or post. It's actually really convenient. After all, every user has probably noticed that some materials saved “for later” remain untouched for a long time.

Each new bookmark is now marked with a special “New” flag. This helps you navigate through saved publications. You can quickly view new material, after which the flags disappear.