Whenever I delete a file or group of files on Lion, it prompts me for my password.
I can select 2-3 files, delete them and have to enter my password, then scroll down the same Finder window and, not less than 10 seconds later, delete another file and it asks me for my password again!
I don't see anything in Finder preferences that addresses this, nor anything in security.
Is this a bug or is there some way to disable this?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
It appears that quite a few people are having this issue. I haven't been able to find a fix yet.
Having exactly the same problem and have check every possible security option to change this without luck. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
same problem here.
So what is the best way to shout to Apple, "Hey! There's a problem here!" ? Is there a place to file bug reports or do they scan the forums?
brick through a window with a note attached may be best lol
So you're saying it's a feature, not a bug?
I am having the same issue.
I am trying to get it solved.
This is the status so far:
The only workaround I've been able to create so far is right-clicking on the desktop, choosing "get info" and then making sure read/write permissions are selected. Lion was not doing this to me earlier in the day, and then just about an hour ago, it started asking for a password for every single desktop action involving creation or deletion. That in itself kind of scares me...
It rather reminds me of why Microsoft Vista was such a good reason to move to Macs
When you add this to the failure for the software update to deal with Migration Assistant on the Snow Leopard machine, it feels like Lion on the new Macbook Air is a real let down
Two things i have noticed.
Dragging from my downloads folder in the dock NOTHING happens.
Deleting from itunes works fine. no password.
"So what is the best way to shout to Apple, "Hey! There's a problem here!" ? Is there a place to file bug reports or do they scan the forums?"
Try this:
Just reported it there.
Funny, but they don't have a choice there to specify OS 10.7, just 10.6.x.
This is possibly a new security feature as really all files that you need to read, write and delete should be within your own home folder and not at the root of the system hard drive. However if you wish to change it then do get info on the HD then open Sharing & Permissions, click the lock icon and enter your password. Click the + sign and add yourself and give yourself Read Write privileges. When adding yourself it may not appear at first so close the info window and re-open it. I doubt that this will cause any problems but I cannot guarantee it.
I've checked sharing and permissions. I even took one file and changed it so eveyrone could read and write it, and it STILL would not let me delete it. So permissions has nothing to do with it.
And other than a few apps that Lion won't run (**** that "no universal binaries" issue!), the files I've been deleting are in my own directory tree.
In other words, it's a bug. Under any conditions, it asks for a password.
Another thing I have noticed is that once you have entered your password and continue the "deleted" file no longer goes to your Trash Can... it is gone... completely. It is not available for a restore at all.
Modifiying permissions on a per file or per directory basis makes absolutely no difference either.
Mike
Lion Demands Password For Each File Delete
