Suddenly need to authenticate to access files, but how?

Suddenly many of my files can't be opened or even deleted as I get a message saying, "Can't open file. You need to authenticate before accessing this item". So how and where do I authenticate? Clicking "ok" doesn't take me anywhere at all.

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 13

Posted on Aug 9, 2020 09:49 AM

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Posted on Aug 9, 2020 03:55 PM

Hello,


I am having a difficult time understanding your question. Could you please restate your question while providing as much detail as you can?


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