"Downloads" and "Documents" Stacks in the Dock 10.6 Snow Leopard

Is there a way to get the little blue folder icons that say "Downloads" and "Documents" to appear on the stacks in the dock instead of a thumbnail type icon of the first document or download in the stack? 10.6 Snow Leopard. The Apple Web page describing "Stacks" as a new part of Snow Leopard shows them.

Yes, right click (control click) on the icon and select Display as Folder.

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4GB RAM (MAXED)

Actually it does because the Dock is Snow Leopard's program launcher. For Lion, LaunchPad is the program launcher, not the Dock. Don't like that? Here's where you complain. Otherwise, you asked and I answered.

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I have been downloading some files and dragging/dropping them into another folder for the last 30 minutes or so. They're downloading to the default Downloads folder, and then I've been dragging them from that folder in the Dock, which opens like a fan, and dropping them into another folder (my Documents folder) in an open Finder window.
All of a sudden, I can't drop files from the Downloads fan anywhere else. I also tested, and can't drop files from my Documents folder or my Screenshots folder, two other folders that are on the right side of my dock and open up like a fan.
I can drag them, but when I hover over the folder that I want to drop them into, nothing happens. If I let go, they just stay in their original folder (the Downloads folder).
So basically something happened with the folders on the right side of the dock that's not letting me drop the files anywhere else from the Dock. If I open the folders in their own Finder window, I can drag/drop just fine. It just won't let me do it from the Dock as I had been.
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Open Finder, press Option key, select Go > Library, open Preferences, delete com.apple.dock.plist and reboot

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can anybody suggest how i might restore the downloads and documents folders to the dock? i accidentally removed them. and now, of course, i want them back. as they are not apps, i don't know how to get them back in the dock. many, many thanks.

This is easy.
Open up a Finder window and go to your Home directory (this is the one that bears your account name in the sidebar on the left of the Finder window.
Locate the Downloads and the Documents folders.
Now look at the Dock itself. Near the Trash you will find the Dock Divider Bar. Applications go on one side of that -- the side away from the Trash -- and folders and minimized windows go on the other side -- the side near the Trash.
Now just click and drag each of these two folders, Downloads and Documents, into the portion of the Dock on the side of the divider bar near the Trash.
The original folder will stay where it was and a new icon (a pointer to the folder) will appear in the Dock. Since this is a folder you just put in the Dock, it will automatically be shown as a "Stack" view.
To remove an item from the Dock, click and drag it away from the Dock. The icon will go "poof" and vanish. The "real" item, the thing the Dock pointer pointed to, will not be altered.
You can also click and drag icons around within the Dock to get them into the order you prefer. Just keep them on the correct side of the Dock Divider bar.
--Bob

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I somehow deleted the Download and document icon from the dock and can't seem to restore it back. I have tried everything but, I have not figured it out. I know its probably simple. Please help!
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Drag the downlads folder from your home directory into the dock, between the trash icon and the separator bar. Hold it there for a few seconds and the dock will expand and make room for you to drop the folder there. You may have to move it around slightly to get it right between the trash and the separator icon. If it's over anything else on the dock besides being right between them then it wont recognize your effort to put something there and wont make room for you to drop the folder where you want it.
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If I remove a stack from the dock where do the files go?

I have numerous files and folders in the Documents stack. I really don't need to see most of those files. If I remove the Documents stack form the Dock will I lose the files? Where will they be?
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So, I'm new to Macs, but if I understand correctly, I could click on the Macintosh HD icon, then go to Users and then to my folder, once there I can create a new folder and put my commonly updated files in there. Then I could remove the Documents folder from the Dock and I should have what I want: frequently updated files in a stack on the dock and less frequently used files/folders still in my folder (ie the Home folder) which would be accessible through the Finder.
Right??
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The arching list of files is gone when rolling over the downloads and documents folder. I removed the downloads folder by accident yesterday from the dock. Once I found it, I replaced it back on the dock and now the arching of files is gone on both folders. I have them as lists by date. I have restarted my MacBook Pro several times, clicked on the dock and properties and nothing seems to work. Does anyone know how to get it back? Are there any settings that I am missing?. Thanks!

Right click on the folder in the Dock (or hold down the Control key and click on it if you have a one-button mouse), and choose "Stack" under the "Display as" section, and "Fan" under the "View content as" section in the resultant contextual menu. You can also choose how they are sorted from this menu as well.
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I lost the icons for downloads and documents on doc bar

I lost the icons for the downloads and documents on doc bar. I read the other support answers and tried what they said still no luck. any answers?

If you mean they're on the dock but have the wrong icon, right click and select "display as folder".
If you mean that they aren't there at all, open a Finder window to your Home folder. Drag the documents folder to the right side of the dock. Do the same with the downloads folder.
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Captfred

I've lost my downloads stack from the dock, can I reinstate it?

Not long after buying my lovely new Mac desktop, I somehow managed to remove the downloads stack from the dock and I'd like to reinstate it. I've also noticed I have lots of things in the dock that I never use (the guitar thing GarageBand for instance!) but am loathe to lift this into the trash in case I lose it forever and, who knows, maybe I might want to play with it sometime? (when I'm more confident!)
I've just stumbled upon this site and it looks brilliant, so any help would be great. Also, I don't know what OS I've got - how could I discover that (the computer is almost a year old)? And is there a tutorial on the Finder, which looks like it must be very useful, but I've no idea what for!
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items in the dock are just aliases. removing them from the dock won't delete the actual application. right-click on an item in the dock and choose options > remove from dock or just drag them off.
as for your downloads folder, open a finder window and click on the house icon with your name next to it. find the downloads folder and drag it to the right of the divider line in the dock.
you can find out which OS you're running by clicking on the  icon in the menu bar and selecting about this Mac.
the finder is for the Mac what windows explorer is for that other OS:
Mac 101: The Finder
Mac OS X v10.6: Mac 101 - Finder and the desktop

I have added the Documents folder to the Dock, however when I save a document it doesn't appear in the Documents folder on the Dock, only the Documents folder in the Finder. Is this a quirk, so am I doing something wrong?

I like having my Documents folder on the Dock so I added the Documents folder from the Finder to the Dock. When I save a document to the Documents folder, the saved document appears in the Documents folder from the Finder and not in the Documents folder on the Dock. Why is this happening? And how can I change this?

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How can I get my downloads folder to appear in the docking station

How can I get the download folder to remain on the docking station

Note if you don't have any folders on your Dock, note the trashcan is on one side of the dock with a divider between it and applications. Minimized windows (with the yellow button on the upper left corner) will go between the trash and that divider. You can drag folders into the section between the minimized windows and the trash.

Where is my downloads folder it disappeared from the dock?

where is my downloads folder it disappeared from the dock?

The icons in your Dock are "aliases" or copies of the original so it's easier to open them.
To find your original Downloads folder, simply click on the Smiley Face Icon in the Dock near the begining, it opens a Finder Window.
On the left, click on your "username" icon, on the right a list of folders and one will be "Downloads"
Now click and drag this folder to the Dock next to the Trash Can (only) and it will make a new "alias" there.

I deleted the document folder from the dock how do i get it back?

Help!
I deleted the document folder on the dock and now i can't seem to get it back!
does anyone know how to do this?
thanks

Open Finder>Users>Home Name and drag the Documents folder to the right hand of the Dock.

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Why different between local amount and document amount with the same currency in some FI document line items? Both currency is 'TWD' and update currecy(BSEG-PSWSL) is 'USD'.
What is the purpose of update currency(BSEG-PSWSL) and update amount(BSEG-PSWBT) ?
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Dear Sir,
Thanks for your kindly response!
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Local currency 1(BKPF-HWAER) : TWD
Local currency 2(BKPF-HWAE2) : null
Local currency 3(BKPF-HWAE3) : null
Document currency (BKPF-WAERS) : TWD
Transcation currency means which field ?
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1   40   21302500 A/E-Maintenance     1,119,350
2   50   21302500 A/E-Maintenance     1,119,350-
Amount in document currency is 1,119,350(TWD) but amount in local currency is 1,087,998(TWD).
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