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MikeT125

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May 16, 2007
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I just saw in a Apple video that there should be an icon on the dock called "documents" next to the downloads icon. My documents icon is missing. How do I turn it back on??

Thanks
 
Open a new Finder window, and drag the Documents folder to the right side of the Dock. ;)
I just did that and when I let it go near the dock it went up in a puff of smoke!! Now it is not in the finder anymore either!!!! What do I do now???
 
I just did that and when I let it go near the dock it went up in a puff of smoke!! Now it is not in the finder anymore either!!!! What do I do now???

Did you wait for the other icons to 'spread' apart, and then drop it in the Dock? Which other folders do you have there?
 
Did you wait for the other icons to 'spread' apart, and then drop it in the Dock? Which other folders do you have there?

They didn't spread apart... How can I get it (the folder) back?? or at least a new one?
 
Where did you get the Documents folder from? Did you get it from the sidebar in Finder, if so that's your problem. All you did was delete the sidebar entry. You can put it back in Finder Preferences.

You need to drag the actual Documents folder to the right hand side of the dock, not the sidebar entry.
 
Where did you get the Documents folder from? Did you get it from the sidebar in Finder, if so that's your problem. All you did was delete the sidebar entry. You can put it back in Finder Preferences.

You need to drag the actual Documents folder to the right hand side of the dock, not the sidebar entry.
I did get it from the sidebar in Finder. I will look in Finder preferences to see if I can get it back...
 
Got it back. Now how should I Properly put in onto the dock??

In the main finder window, not the sidebar, navigate to your user folder (or just click on the house icon in the sidebar. Now, in the main finder window you'll see the Documents folder. Drag that folder to the dock.
 
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