why do i have to enter a password to delete a file
I am on 10.7.5 osx and all of a sudden when I delete a file it asks me for my computer password.
Also, my TRASH bin no longer has any trash in it!
Why is this happening?
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Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on solving Trash issues. You can also try using Trash It! 5.1 to fix the problem. Or you can try this:
Open the Terminal in the Utilities folder and paste the following at the prompt:
sudo rm -Rf ~/.Trash
Press RETURN. Enter your admin password when prompted. It will not echo to the screen. Press RETURN again.
(Should anyone tell you this is dangerous or unnecessary, please ignore them.)