How to restore download folder alias in dock?

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How to restore download folder alias in dock?

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Hi I was dl'ing some rar files and inadvertently dragged my dl folder
( in dock) into unrarx & the folder went " poof"
Checked trash, not there
Looked in finder dl folder is there but how do I make icon for dock?
Drummer jokes welcome ;)
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Re: How to restore download folder alias in dock?

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You locate the Downloads folder and drag it to the dock ;)

It's located at Users->Your Username->Downloads
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How to restore download folder alias in dock?

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I tried that, it does not "stick" to dock
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Re: How to restore download folder alias in dock?

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Folders and files have to go to the far right hand side of the dock (there's a vertical dividing line between the area for files and the area where applications will stick).
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How to restore download folder alias in dock?

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Thanks Jim that was it !
I keep my dock vertical,so it took me a second to figure out.
Thanks both for the assistance.
KG
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