Duplicated icons

I have somehow duplicated my iphoto icon. It is on the dock and outside of the dock. when I move one to the trash I can no longer open iphoto. any suggestions?

IPJim wrote:
I have somehow duplicated my iphoto icon. It is on the dock and outside of the dock. when I move one to the trash I can no longer open iphoto. any suggestions?
iPhoto should remain inside of your applications folder, which it sounds like it isn't. To create a dock icon, just drag the iPhoto icon into the dock, and it automatically creates a shortcut for you.
So take the iPhoto icon, drag it back into your applications folder, then create the dock icon.
Remember, keep all programs in your Applications folder (it makes it easier for updates and such). If you need your icons on the desktop (which isn't very efficient, the dock is much better), then right click on the application, create a shortcut and move that to the desktop.

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