Open dock folders always in finder

Hi,
I want to open my personal dock folders always in Finder. To do this now I have to right click the icon folder and then select "open folder". Can I do this with a single left click? As it was in Tiger...

Hello,
You can do CMD+Left Click, which will open the folder in a window (bit easier than right click > move to the correct option > left click).
Morgan

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