Finder asking for password to move files.

Hi I tried to go through the steps outlined in previous help. My permissions are set to read&write. I only have the issue with adding a 'tag' on some of my files, not all? I also will get an error saying I don't have permissions. Not sure what I when I configured my computer upon purchase but something not right?


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Karen

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 2:07 PM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2022 4:48 AM

That sometimes happens with files copied from other user accounts, network shares, Windows etc. I have fixed it by Finder > Get Info for that folder and setting the permissions (like they are in a brand-new folder on the Desktop, for example) and selecting the pop-up "Apply to enclosed items...".

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Finder asking for password to move files.

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