disappearing folders

In article larry-81FC43.14411526082009.DeleteThis@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com,
Lawrence Leichtman at larry.DeleteThis@lleichtman.org wrote on 8/26/09 2:41 PM:

> I tried to drag my entire applications folder to a new back-up drive but
> when placing it in the window got what looked like a puff of smoke on
> the screen and now the folder does not show though it is still there.
> How do you get it to show up again?

Was the "folder" located in the Dock?

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In article <C6BAFF26.44773%nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com>,
Nick Naym <nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com> wrote:

> In article larry-81FC43.14411526082009 RemoveThis @newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com,
> Lawrence Leichtman at larry RemoveThis @lleichtman.org wrote on 8/26/09 2:41 PM:
>
> > I tried to drag my entire applications folder to a new back-up drive but
> > when placing it in the window got what looked like a puff of smoke on
> > the screen and now the folder does not show though it is still there.
> > How do you get it to show up again?
>
> Was the "folder" located in the Dock?

Probably in the side bar.

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In article <MeetMe-A87D23.11575826082009 RemoveThis @feeder.eternal-september.org>,
Gerry <MeetMe RemoveThis @Three.com> wrote:

> In article
> <larry-81FC43.14411526082009 RemoveThis @newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com>,
> Lawrence Leichtman <larry RemoveThis @lleichtman.org> wrote:
>
> > I tried to drag my entire applications folder to a new back-up drive but
> > when placing it in the window got what looked like a puff of smoke on
> > the screen and now the folder does not show though it is still there.
> > How do you get it to show up again?
>
> If the Application folder was located in the left hand sidebar, then you
> were dragging an alias of your Application folder. You can drag any
> folder to the side bar and when you drag it off to get rid of it it goes
> up in a puff of smoke.

No ordinary alias. A good ordinary honest alias has some substance, like
an empty folder in a filing cabinet. You can move it about. You can lose
it and find it. You can roll it up and pretend to swallow it to amuse
the kids. You can also sometimes go wrong by burning an alias that
points to a substantial folder to a CD or whatever and finding it empty.

But a sidebar icon or folder or a dock one is altogether more
insubstantial, it is a nervous ghost of a thing and prefers suicide to
relocation. Which reminds me:

Two elderly spinster sisters were sitting in their
rocking chairs on their front veranda when
suddenly they saw a hen being chased by a cockerel
on the other side of the country road. The hen
bolted to the road but a truck ran it over. One
sister turned to the other with a knowing look and
said, "See! She would rather die!"

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In article <jollyroger-9465EA.16481426082009.RemoveThis@news.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger.RemoveThis@pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <C6BAFF26.44773%nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com>,
> Nick Naym <nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In article larry-81FC43.14411526082009.RemoveThis@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com,
> > Lawrence Leichtman at larry.RemoveThis@lleichtman.org wrote on 8/26/09 2:41 PM:
> >
> > > I tried to drag my entire applications folder to a new back-up drive but
> > > when placing it in the window got what looked like a puff of smoke on
> > > the screen and now the folder does not show though it is still there.
> > > How do you get it to show up again?
> >
> > Was the "folder" located in the Dock?
>
> Probably in the side bar.

Fixed it thanks.