Missing application icon, put it in dock instead

Hi all,
I just bought an iMac (first mac). I downloaded and installed a game, when I was done it said "drag this icon to application folder". Well I foolishly just drug it to the dock instead (so it would be easier to find). Now, even though it is installed it doens't show up in the application folder.
Is there any way I can copy or move the icon to the appliation folder from the dock?
Thanks

I would guess the game is not installed but is still on the mounted dmg. Once you finally unmount the dmg the Dock shortcut will no longer work.
Here's my guess:
1. You downloaded your goodie from the web, it arrived as "somegame.dmg" which you double clicked
2. A white pseudo drive appeared on your Desktop which you opened, saw the game, and drug it to your Dock, but did not drag it out of the mounted disk image
If the above is what happened, do this:
1. Drag the icon off your Dock, it will go "poof"
2. Double click the disk image on your Desktop to open it
3. Drag the program out of the disk image and into your Applications folder
4. The Finder will proceed to copy the game
5. After it is done copying you can close the disk image window then unmount it by either dragging it to the Trash or control click on it and from the contextual menu choose "eject"
6. Go to the Applications folder, select your game icon and drag it to the Dock
Disk image files "something.dmg" are fake disks. When you double click one it mounts a "disk" on your Desktop, just as if you had inserted a CD. The contents remain on the "disk" until you copy them to your hard drive. Some have an installer which will do the copying for you. After you have finished you need to dismount the disk image, just as you would dismount any other disk. Whether you want to throw the dmg file itself away or not after you've done the install is entirely up to you. Personally I archive them for future use.
Francine
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