Finder requires password deleting files

Hey guys, finder requires password when I try to delete my files. I have read some of the suggestions on how to fix this online. That includes
1. Open up Terminal and type in 'sudo chown yourusernamehere .Trash' and the other one is
2. Click on the Get Info on the hardrive and change the username to read and write
and apparently, none of these worked for me. I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrongly or what but yeaah, but problem is not fixed yet. Help!

1. Triple-click the line below to select it:
~/.Trash
2. Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Show Info
from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open.
3. The dialog should show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section. If that's not what it shows, click the padlock icon in the lower right corner of the window and enter your password when prompted. Use the plus- and minus-sign buttons to give yourself Read & Write access and "everyone" No Access. Delete any other entries in the access list.
4. In the General section, uncheck the box marked Locked if it's checked.
5. From the action menu (gear icon) at the bottom of the dialog, select Apply to enclosed items and confirm.
6. Close the Info window and test.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). Open a TextEdit window and paste into it (command-V). Select the line you just pasted and continue as above.

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