Finder wants to make changes

Hello!

Can you help me to get rid of the annoying pop-up window “Finder wants to make changes. Enter your password to allow this.”

It does not go away even after entering my password dozen of times . Then suddenly it goes…

It continued irregularly (but not every day) before update to Sonoma, and is back after the update.

Sometimes “Relaunch Finder” helps, sometimes not.



Thank you,

Egils

iMac 21.5″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Oct 11, 2023 5:21 AM

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Oct 11, 2023 6:48 AM in response to Randall_2023

Thank you!


There is no way to check or find recently copied files on my Macintosh HD.


Dialog pops up not when I am working or touching files. Sometimes working with other apps, sometimes checking Mail…

Could not catch any pattern.


I have a few external HD attached. Some files are rearranged, copied forth and back on these external disks, etc.


All of them, except Time Machine, have checkmark " Ignore ownership on this volume".


Sample Screenshot with Permissions is attached.


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Finder wants to make changes

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