Finder dialogues not appearing with external HDD plugged in - 10.5.6

Hi there,
I'm having an issue with Finder when I have my external HDD plugged in. When trying to delete files and empty the trash, nothing happens because the dialogue box which usually appears to confirm the delete is not appearing. When I pull the HDD out the dialogue appears...
Can anyone help with this?
Thanks in advance.

Has been temporarily solved by creating a new user account but still do not know why this is happening?

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