When I right-click on a file "Move to Trans", I get the following message: "Finder wants to make changes.   Type your password to allow this."  It then deletes bypassing the trash can.

When I right-click on a file to "Move to Trash", I get the following message:
"Finder wants to make changes.  Type your password to allow this."
It then deletes the file bypassing the Trash basket.

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