Why Does the Icon of a Folder Doesn't show up?

I've set a pic as a folder icon but when it shows up on dock, all I see is a bunch of apps in a folder, but has no icon over it, and I really don't like it. Can someone explain me why and if it's possible, how to set it on dock?

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 21, 2020 3:42 AM

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Eau Rouge

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Posted on Feb 21, 2020 4:10 AM

The default is to show you the contents of the folder, if you just want to see the folder or its icon, Control-Click on the folder in the Dock. A submenu will open where you can select Sort By, Display As and View Content As.

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Eau Rouge

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Feb 21, 2020 4:10 AM in response to gossipgroni

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Feb 21, 2020 4:14 AM in response to Eau Rouge

Thank you very much 👼🏻

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