Question mark on dock folder

On updating my MacBook Pro to 10.13.1, 2 folders on my dock changed to 'Question marks' and won't open.

What should I do?

MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS High Sierra (10.13.1)

Posted on Nov 10, 2017 11:19 AM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2017 12:31 PM

The icons which appear in the dock are really just pointers ("aliases") to the real items - in this case folders. You need to go find those folders and drag them into the Dock to recreate the aliases.

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Nov 10, 2017 11:30 AM in response to sheifali12

sheifali12 wrote:


On updating my MacBook Pro to 10.13.1, 2 folders on my dock changed to 'Question marks' and won't open.

What should I do?

Right click on the Folders, and determine if the originals can be located by selecting "Show in Finder":

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If that is not successful, do you know what the folders previously represented?


As a last resort, just remove them from the Dock, and replace them with the originals.

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