dock folder auto open in finder?

[chinhiphone]

so i have an application folder and downloads folder on my dock, is there any way i can auto open in finder when i click it? it doesnt have the option when i right click to od that

 

[spinnerlys]

So the following doesn't work?

 

[Gregg2]

If by "auto open" you mean with one click, the answer is no.

 

[chinhiphone]

If by "auto open" you mean with one click, the answer is no.

thank you for your answer

 

[waffles123]

Make an alias of your application's folder, and drag that to the right side of the dock. When you click on the new alias in the dock, it will automatically open finder.

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

Command-Click on the folder to open it in the finder.

 

[Gregg2]

Make an alias of your application's folder, and drag that to the right side of the dock. When you click on the new alias in the dock, it will automatically open finder.

What? Since everything in the Dock is a kind of alias, it's redundant to make an alias and drag it to the Dock.

 

[waffles123]

What? Since everything in the Dock is a kind of alias, it's redundant to make an alias and drag it to the Dock.

The guy wants to be able to click once on his Application's Stack, and go directly to the Application's folder in Finder. If you make an alias of it, and drag it into the dock, clicking once will directly open in Finder, not a stack.

For example, clicking on this:

,

will directly take you to this:

 

[Gregg2]

The guy wants to be able to click once on his Application's Stack, and go directly to the Application's folder in Finder. If you make an alias of it, and drag it into the dock, clicking once will directly open in Finder, not a stack.

If by "auto open" you mean with one click, the answer is no.

Edit: Last word in second quote should be changed to "yes". 😉 😀

 

[chinhiphone]

Make an alias of your application's folder, and drag that to the right side of the dock. When you click on the new alias in the dock, it will automatically open finder.

YES!! thank you!

 

[MovingWater]

Thanks!

Thanks waffles123! 🙂 Another newer thread with the same great solution as waffles123 gave: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1019408/.