Since installing Mavericks, I can no longer delete any files. When I try to add a file to the trash I get a dialog with thie message.
The operation can’t be completed because one or more required items can’t be found.
(Error code -43)
I have read/write privileges to the file.
I can delete files in terminal, but that's only a desparate work-a-round...
Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
I have the exact same issue. All was working fine in Mountain Lion; upgraded and same error.
I have installed Path Finder (where this operation works as expected) but its HORRIBLE that Apple allows these types of bugs in Finder on a "small OS upgrade".
Hopefully they will fix it soon. I have also done disk utils etc.
Go to Disk Utility and Repair Permissions on the drive containing Mavericks. Restart, and then see if the issue still persists.
Tried the above and am still getting this message:
"The folder "Trash" cannot be opened because you don't have permission to see its contents."
Any suggestions?
OK, let's take a look at your permissions on the Trash folders:
1. Open Terminal.
2. Navigate to your profile: cd ~
3. Execute this command: ls -l -a
drwx------ 2 David staff 68 Oct 30 15:53 .Trash
Above are my settings on a fresh install of Mavericks.
4. Navigate to the top level of the hard drive: cd /
5. Execute this command again: ls -l -a
d-wx-wx-wt 2 root wheel 68 Oct 29 21:24 .Trashes
There are ten places in the permissions field, from left to right, 2-4 are Owner priviledges, 5-7 are Group priviledges and 8-10 are Others priviledges.
Do your settings match mine?
isd503,
My trash privileges match your's.
drwx------ 2 Ray staff 68 Oct 30 17:33 .Trash
d-wx-wx-wt 2 root wheel 68 Oct 24 22:58 .Trashes
I also ran Disk Util and repared permissions, didn't work yesterday, but today after my wife logged into her account and then I logged back to my account, it seems fixed...
Not sure what caused it, but it's working now...
Thanks for the replies, maybe the computer needs to be restarted a couple of times after installing Mavericks?
isd503
In terminal: got the foll. response -
drwx------ 3 root staff 102 Oct 31 00:02 .Trash
d-wx-wx-wt 2 root wheel 68 Oct 23 09:33 .Trashes
Please advise next step.
JBhaleRao,
It looks like your user .Trash is owned by root instead of you.
I don't know the exact sytax but the chown command in terminal can be used to change the owner
of .Trash to your user account.
Or try the fix permissions and re-boot, the re-boot in the important step...
Ray GJ is right. You need to fix the permissions on the .Trash directory in your profile. From Terminal, execute the following commands:
MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN YOUR PROFILE DIRECTORY!
1. cd ~
2. sudo chown -R <username> .Trash
So, <username> is YOUR user name on YOUR Mac. For me, above, you can see mine is David. If I had to perform this command on my machine, it would look like this:
sudo chown -R David .Trash
This will recursively (-R) change ownership of the directory and its contents.
Fixed disk permissions, restarted.
Used the above commands and changed ownership - no difference.
Also, am unable to move a file from finder without authentication - is this part of a larger problem?
Please help. Thank you.
Did you verify the change to .Trash? Now when you run the ls -l -a command, it shows your userid, instead of root?
Is the problem with Trash fixed? If not, you may have a different problem. Do you have another account on your Mac you could use to logon? It would be interesting to see if this is happening to other users on the same Mac.
.Trash problem not fixed - Ran the Is -I -a command and got the foll:
drwx------ 9 root staff 306 Oct 31 21:52 .Trash
Created a new login account and Finder and Trash are working fine. What next?
Baffled since I've been using Macs since 1991 and have never encountered such a basic problem....
Also, logged back into my account to check and the Trash function is still not working. Anything I move to trash vanishes & when I open the Trash folder its empty.
That is very weird. At this point, you are going to need advanced level help and that is beyond me.
I suggest you create a new post with your issued described in detail. Refer to this post and state it did not resolve your problem. Ask for advanced user support.
Sorry I could not help you get this resolved.
I will create a new post. Thank you for your effort and time.
I had this happen to me today. I'm unsure what I did to provoke it, but I could not delete any files. I repaired disk permissions in Disk Utility, logged out, and logged back in and it is working again. Very strange bug. A definite cause for concern if there are system wide permission errors.
Can't delete files in mavericks?
