Open the Trash, Ctrl + click the problematic file, and select "Delete Immediately". Using Keyboard Shortcuts There are a couple of keyboard shortcuts that can help when files won't delete: ...

Once in the trash, you must empty the trash for OS X to begin reclaiming the drive space. But no longer. Now you can skip the trash entirely and delete a file on the spot in OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).

Delete files by size in Google Drive Here's how to delete files by size on your desktop. 1. Log into your Google Drive account. 2. Click Storage in the menu on the left side of the screen. 3.

Delete files immediately instead of putting them in the trash in OS X El Capitan.

I frequently use flash drives for backup and to transfer files from one computer to another. I often want to delete one or two files from a flash drive without emptying the trash. Is there any way ...

When you normally delete files, either by dragging them to the Trash, using a system or contextual menu, or by using the Command-Delete hot key, OS X will move the file to the Trash where it will ...

Right-click the files and select the "Move to Trash" option from the context menu that appears. Click the "Delete" button when prompted to confirm that you want to delete the files.

So starting October 13 this year, files put in Trash will automatically be purged after 30 days, no questions asked.

Learn how to delete one, multiple or all Google Drive files at once, and also how to delete files permanently in Google Drive.

One problem that crops up from time to time is stubborn files that will not move to the trash, or be deleted from the trash when the command is given to do so. There may be errors that accompany ...