Accessing the Documents and Downloads Folders on the Dock

Initially the Dock contains two folders (Documents and Downloads) that appear to the right of the white, dotted dividing line near the right side of the Dock. The Documents folder is meant to store all the files you’ve created using other programs, such as a word processor. The Downloads folder contains files you’ve downloaded off the Internet.

To access the Documents or Downloads folders, you could click the Finder icon on the Dock and then search for the Documents or Downloads folders inside the Finder window. However, this can be confusing and tedious. A faster method is to access the Documents or Downloads folders directly from the Dock.

Browsing Through the Documents Folder

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