How do I add my Applications folder to the dock?

Question

My apps folder, which was located in the bar on the bottom right of my Macbook Air running Catalina, suddenly disappeared.

How to get it back?

Answer 1

It sounds like you want to restore the Applications folder to its location on the right side of the dock.

As user3439894 pointed out the easy way is:

In Finder, right-click on Applications on the Sidebar and select: Add to Dock

A longer method is:

1. Close any open application windows so that you can see the desktop.
2. Click once on the desktop and the name in the upper left corner of the screen (on the menu bar, next to the Apple menu...) says "Finder"
3. Click on the "File" menu and then select "New Finder Window" A window will open up. Depending on your settings it may or may not show what we need to see, which is the side bar.
4. If the sidebar is not there select the "View" menu and then "Show Sidebar"
5. In the sidebar you should see "Applications"
6. Drag Applications from the sidebar to the right side of the dock. To the right of the vertical bar and to the left of the trash.
7. Hover there for a second and a space should open up.
8. Release the mouse button

Either way, your Applications folder should now be back in the dock.