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10.5: How to keep folders, not Stacks, in the Dock
Authored by: ccirelli on Oct 31, '07 11:23:16AM

OK, here's what I did. It works better than the alias trick, and the ONLY downside is you have an empty folder at the top of each docked folder. Big deal. Still better than messy icons all over the place. I'll live with it until Apple or someone else offers a solution. Let me know if this is helpful.

Follow these steps (I'll use the Applications folder in this example, but this technique works for ANY docked folder):

1. Remove the Applications folder from the 10.5 Dock if it's already there.

2. Navigate to your Applications folder, create a New Folder, title it with one blank space - " " (just a space, no quotes).

3. Now drag your Applications folder back into the Dock (by default it should be sorted by Name, which is what you want).

You should now see a plain OSX folder for your Applications folder in your Dock. You will see some icons "stacked" behind the folder, but personally I don't mind that. If you would like your Dock icon to be something OTHER than a plain folder, add this to Step 2:

2b. (Optional) Copy the icon you wish to use for your Dock's "permanent" Applications icon (highlight the icon, File > Get Info, click on icon symbol, Edit > Copy). I chose the standard 10.5 Applications icon (blue folder with the "A" graphic). Do a File > Get Info on your new " " folder, and paste the icon.



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Works ... and can use the nice toolbar icons
Authored by: Daven on Nov 05, '07 09:17:07AM

This is what I have done as well.

I like using the toolbar icons. These are located in

/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources

They are easy to peruse using the CoverFlow Finder setting. Look for icons that begin with "Toolbar...". Open the *.icns of interest in preview. Select the largest version, then select all (command-A) and copy. Now you are ready to paste this image to apply it as your new icon using the standard methods described above.

I have also replaced all the folder icons in my home directory with their corresponding toolbar icon. So now when I open my "Home" stack, I see the toolbar icons displayed on a grid. The folders that I have as stacks are Downloads, Home, Applications and Utilities.



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