My "Documents" icon in the dock has turned into a question mark.

On my MacBook Air my documents icon has disappeared and turned into a question mark. The icons have also disappeared within my Documents folder and some of the applications folders. Where did they go and how can I get them back?

Where they went is a good question, and not one we can answer without a lot more information. However, the Dock is pretty resilient at finding things like this if they are accidentally moved into another folder. So, unfortunately, I'd have to guess that it has been deleted. If that is the case, your question about getting them back can only be answered with another question: do you have backups?

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