Downloads folder in one user account appears different without the blue folder icon

Hi all,

My user account was missing the downloads folder, so first I went to my home folder and dragged it over to the dock. The resulting folder had a different appearance than the usual blue folder with the downwards arrow. It as us you can see looks ugly with stacked appearance of the containing files.

So next I tried this command that I got from mac osx daily website still the same result.

terminal: defaults delete com.apple.dock; killall Dock

Now I am updating to the latest version of mac os x Sonoma I am currently on the previous iteration.

iMac (M1, 2021)

Posted on Oct 29, 2023 1:13 PM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2023 1:14 PM

Hey there!


If items exist in the Downloads folder, it will show a preview of the folder's contents. This is expected behavior. To see the blue folder icon, delete or move the items in the Downloads folder.


-Jack

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Downloads folder in one user account appears different without the blue folder icon

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