Dock icons...need help
Hi, I accidentally moved the Applications icon and Downloads icon to the trash and now they are not on the dock anymore. I cannot figure out how to get them back. I'm completely new to mac, have been a pc user forever. Now ever time I open an application, the icon for that particular app shows up on the dock. If anyone can give me some assistance in fixing this, I'd appreciate it!
Hello again:
Correct. Drag the icons from your home folder to just to the left of the trash can (into the dock). As you may know, items in the dock are just pointers, not the actual program/folder.
Barry
P.S. Forgive me... I get my hackles up when people try to compare a Mac with a Wintel box. I used those in my workaday world for eons and I know what problems are associated with Windows based PCs.
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