Because you are presumably moving it somewhere not owned by the current user and thus you need administrator access to do so ... On 15 Feb 2013, at 06:44 PM, Paul Moortgat <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote: > When I move a file or a folder to a new location on my wife's iMac, I need to authenticate the move. Why's this? > > Paul Moortgat > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u