user download folder missing

[mapost]

I do not have a download stack in my dock. Went to "users/home" to click and drag download folder to dock and don't have a download folder to do so. How do I create a new folder at this level?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

You should have write permissions for your home folder, so just create a folder and name it Downloads. Mac OS X takes care of the icon-related magic for you.

 

[Gregg2]

Are you sure the Downloads folder was in your User folder? The default location is the Root.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Are you sure the Downloads folder was in your User folder? The default location is the Root.

Eh? That's not true at all... versions of Mac OS X prior to Leopard defaulted to downloading things to the desktop. Leopard and later have a dedicated Downloads folder in each user's home folder for this purpose.

 

[mapost]

You should have write permissions for your home folder, so just create a folder and name it Downloads. Mac OS X takes care of the icon-related magic for you.

"New Folder" is grayed out in the finder menu when I am in the user/home window and I also tried the quick key command for new folder and no luck.

 

[Darth.Titan]

If you can't create a folder in your home directory, it sounds like you have permissions problems.
Open Disk Utility and run a permissions repair on your system hard drive, then reboot.

 

[mapost]

If you can't create a folder in your home directory, it sounds like you have permissions problems.
Open Disk Utility and run a permissions repair on your system hard drive, then reboot.

Ran permissions repair and still have grayed out "new folder"

 

[Darth.Titan]

If you do a "Get Info" on your home folder, what does it say about the permissions?

 

[mapost]

If you do a "Get Info" on your home folder, what does it say about the permissions?

That was the problem, I wasn't even listed as a user. Fixed that with read/write privileges and volia, I now have a download folder. Thanks!