Changed icons won't update in dock

so, i changed the folder icons for my Applications, Documents and Downloads folders which all appear in my dock. if i select "display as folder" the new icon will appear. however, when i shutdown and reboot, the icons do not display and only the default folder icon appears.
any suggestions?

recreate those stacks from scratch. The icons should stick after that and survive the reboots.

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