DOWNLOADS folder in dock... all of a sudden DOCUMENTS folder!

What the hayhay? Seriously... I was just getting used to the new download folder, and it magically switched to the "documents" folder. And, I have no idea where my downloads are now going.
Help?
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Spotlight (the magnifying glass icon in the upper right of the screen) can help you find where your downloads have gone. Most likely they are still going to the Downloads folder, which is just a standard folder in your home directory (the one that has your login name in the Finder).
The Documents and Downloads icons in the Dock are just pointers to the actual folders in your Home directory. If you click and drag one of them away from the Dock it will go "poof" and vanish -- as you have just removed it from the Dock.
To replace it in the Dock, open up a Finder window showing your Home directory, and drag the folder you want (Downloads in your case) back into the Dock on the Trash can side of the Dock's divider bar. The "real" Downloads folder will stay in your Home directory and you will get a new pointer (a "Stack" view) of your Downloads folder in the Dock again.
--Bob

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