Finder wants to make changes (copying instead of moving on desktop)

i am getting a "finder wants to make changes" prompt that requires me to enter my password when MOVING data from a folder to another folder on my MacPro /desktop/. it is BOTH asking for a prompt and COPYING the data instead of MOVING it.
i have my MacBookPro mounted (or whatever) as i moved some files to the MBP recently but does anyone know what the hey is going on with this?
i am trying to put out some annoying fires with the Mac OS and this is not a welcome development.
THANKS

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This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
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Triple-click the following line to select it. Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
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☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
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resetpassword
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Hey all,
I've read a few versions of this problem on the forums here but haven't tracked down a solution.
I have two Macs on the same network – I recently got a second-hand Mac Pro, and my Macbook Air. The computers are both on the network and can browse their respective folders and the like, but when I go to copy or sync files between the computers, I get a file permission issue.
Finder on either computer prompts: 'Finder wants to make changes. Enter your password'. At the same time a corrupted version of the file copies to the other computer but with 0 bytes that doesn't open...
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res
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Step 1
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☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
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resetpassword
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Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
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from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open.
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*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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~/.Trash
2. Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
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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 by pressing the key combination 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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listed (adware, malware, & performance) plus a link to the adwaremedic page.
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Good luck & happy computing!

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Hi everyone,
OS Type : Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3
Application : Finder ?
Context : The Mac is connected to our Active Directory and there are some network shares also connected to the Mac.
Issue : The following message pop-ups randomly when the user tries to rename/create a folder/file on a mapped disk.
Message : Finder wants to make changes. Types your password to allow this.
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Neil,
just found your post on how to keep the "finder wants to make changes.type your pass to allow" box from coming up.
i know typing the wront code in the terminal can cause big issues and i'm not that savey when it comes to code. not sure if this is the case here?
what exactly am i typing in the appscript editor?
am i typing:     "chown "   with quotes and hitting run?
and then "echo $UID"   hit run?
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