Restore Download Folder

Somehow I managed to delete the Download folder from the dock and now I can not restore it. I tried simply dragging it from Home to the dock, to the right of the divider, but I keep getting a message saying, "Downloads can't be modified or deleted because it is required by Mac OS X." I also tried making an alias of the folder and dragging it to the dock, but that also will not work. Suggestions appreciated.

It sounds like you are dragging it too near the Trash and the system thinks you are trying to get rid of it. Try dragging it so it is very close to the divider line, and not near the Trash icon. Sometimes you have to kind of hold there for a second of so that "room" is made for it. And sometimes you have to be VERY firm in your drag, so that you seem to be almost dragging it thru the Dock off the edge.
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