I am trying to get the Downloads folder on my dock in the Fan view, as seen in this picture:
However, when I click on the folder, the folder immediately opens instead.
MacOS – Show Downloads folder on the Dock as fan instead of opening immediately
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Related Solutions
Right-click or Control+click on the Documents folder in the Finder, and click 'Make Alias'.
You probably want to move the alias somewhere else and rename it "Documents". Then, drag the Documents alias into the Dock.
Voíla, a link to the Documents folder instead of a Documents folder stack.
It appears as though the folders on the doc are actually just an alias. If you create two folders, say in this case TEST1 and TEST2 on your desktop (could also be an alternate location). Then drag said folders to dock. Upon doing so delete either folder from the desktop. When you then click on the folders in the dock you will see a question mark superimposed on the deleted folder. This leads me to believe that these are not true folders but an alias for said folders and behave as such when they are in the dock. If you move a file between your two test folders on the desktop you will get the overwrite prompt as expected.
Best Answer
Find the download folder you added to the dock. Right click on that folder and do get info. In the pane that opens there should be a line that says "Original" with the location of the actual downloadeds folder. Go to that downloads folder and drag it to the dock area where the other download folder is located. Remove that first download folder from the dock and place this new download folder there instead. Now you should be able to set it up as a fan.