Icons in Dock Open Folders

Have this reoccurring problem that when an icon in the dock is clicked it open a folder showing it's location instead of a opening the app.
A reboot will fix it, but it is getting annoying. Any idea what may be going on?
Thanks,
Carl

Try this:
Move the following from Library/Preferences in your Home folder to your Desktop:
com.apple.dock.db
com.apple.dock.plist
Reboot and test
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