Weird problem that I haven't been able to overcome. When deleting files from Downloads folder the files do not go to the Trash can, I get a popup to ask if I want to permanently delete the file.
Desktop, documents etc are all behaving normally and files go to trash.
Sudo commands no longer work since the upgrade to Catalina.
Logging in via Safe Mode makes no difference.
Any ideas?
MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.15
What are the actual permissions of the files in the Downloads folder (try this in a Terminal window):
cd ~/Downloads
ls -lae@
This will show permissions and attributes of all files in the Downloads folder. Post the command and results and can give more feedback as to what the problem might be. Change any info that might reveal personal info (change it, don't just remove it as context is important).
Good luck...
Hi
Following the commands above shows the following:
total 32
drwx------@ 7 (computer name removed) staff 224 Nov 24 21:01 .
com.apple.macl 72
0: group:everyone deny delete
drwxr-xr-x+ 24 (computer name removed) staff 768 Nov 23 17:46 ..
0: group:everyone deny delete
-rw-------@ 1 (computer name removed) staff 14340 Nov 24 21:27 .DS_Store
com.apple.FinderInfo 32
-rw------- 1 (computer name removed) staff 0 Apr 1 2018 .localized
drwx------@ 19 (computer name removed) staff 608 Nov 4 00:06 Backgrounds
com.apple.macl 72
drwx------@ 9 (computer name removed) staff 288 Oct 9 21:24 Complete
com.apple.macl 72
drwx------ 3 (computer name removed) staff 96 Nov 24 21:27 Incomplete
(Username Removed)-MacBook-Pro:Downloads (computer name removed)
Well, thanks to "Clean My Mac" you now have a lot of work to get the system back to "normal". You might consider doing a clean install to get rid of all the crap it has left behind. Do you have backups from before CleanMyMac got installed?
Be carerful what you restore, as this sort of stuff is very hard to "fix"
Good luck...
I did a clean install. Although that was the only evident problem I was having thought it better to be safe than sorry later.
It's not normal for your folders in ~/Downloads to have those directory permissions -- are you using some sort of "cleaner" app on your Mac? The com.apple.macl attribute doesn't look normal, anyway I've never seen it before.
Is this a shared computer or are you the only one using it?
You have basically denied the system access to your Downloads folder (and I would guess perhaps others), so that is the source of the problem -- the "normal" permissions of folders is "755", not "700" like you have.
You have basically shot yourself in the foot -- stop trying to outsmart the system and you will be much better off.
Good luck...
I used Clean My Mac briefly before uninstalling it, I guess its come from that. Just me that is using the MacBook.
Catalina Trash Permission - Downloads