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The simple way is to drag and drop a file into 'Recycling Bin' on your desktop, and then empty it by right-clicking, and selecting 'Delete'. You can also right-click on the file, choose 'Delete'. IT exports suggest using free tools like 'Eraser' to securely clean material from a hard drive so it is permanently gone.
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∙ 15y agoPlug in the flash drive, first. Mac: Open the flash drive icon. Click once on whatever you want to delete. Then, press command and delete at the same time. Then, empty the trash by pressing command, option, shift, and delete all at the same time. PC: Go to start and to the flash drive icon. Right mouse click and press delete on whatever you want to delete. Then, you must empty the trash.
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∙ 13y agoIf its Just a File, You Can Right Click It and Go to "Delete" it then Will Send It To The Recycle Bin. Which you Can Empty and Completely Delete it By Right Clicking The Bin and "Empty Recycle Bin".
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∙ 15y agoIt all depends with Flash drives, you can just hit the Delete button
and Cd/Dvd-RW's you can also hit delete
on CD/DVD R's you can't delete
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∙ 14y agothrow the file in the recycle bin. then right click the item in the recycle bin and click the permanently delete option. left click the option.
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∙ 14y agoClick on the file you want to delete and hit delete on your keyboard and it will come up are you sure and click yes.
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How do you remove files from a hard drive?
Format it or delete it.
How can you delete data from your hard drive?
Highlight the files to be deleted, then click 'Delete' on your keyboard.
If you keep files on computer and external but delete some items from computer files will that update on the external drive?
No, you have to also delete what you want from the external hard drive. Remember, an external hard drive is just like a internal one. So, for example, if you delete picture a on the internal hard drive, that's all that is deleted. If picture a is also on the external hard drive (why would it be though), then you need to also delete it there.
How does Trojan virus effect the computer?
It can erase your hard drive!They can delete your files.
Will replacing RAM delete files stored on the computer?
No, replacing a hard drive will.
How do you delete files from a full hard drive?
drag them to trash, empty trash
Why do you need a new hard drive?
If your current hard drive is full and there's no files that you're willing to delete or you're old hard drive fried.
Is running Disk Defragmenter a quick and easy way to delete temporary Internet files that have accumulated on the hard drive?
No, the Disk Defragmenter does not delete any files. The defragmenter rearranges the existing files on the hard drive so they are contiguous, rather than scattered around your hard drive in multiple pieces. The software that deletes temoporary files and what not is called Disk Cleanup.
How do you delete a Trojan horse virus i have trend micro but has not helped?
Put all important files in an external hard drive, delete all files on the computer, not the external drive, empty the recycle bin, copy drive to computer, then you're done.
If you uninstall your external hard drive from your computer will it delete the files on it?
no! the memory will be stored till you install next time.
What can you delete off of an old hard drive that you have made into an external hard drive without losing music movie files Ie Setup programs old windows programs?
I strictly want to use the hard drive for music/ movies now and am trying to free up as much room as possible but is it okay to delete all the set up files and stuff like that.... I put it in a hard drive enclosure for those wondering
Once you backup files to an external hard drive can you delete them from the computer hard drive to create space?
It depends on the type of file you are talking about.If you back up your documents (Word, Excel) or photographs then you can certainly delete them from your computer hard drive once they're on the external hard drive. If you need them again you can simply plug the external hard drive to the computer in order to access them.If you're talking about program files than you have to consider whether or not the external hard drive will always be plugged into your computer. If you move a program file and then unplug the external hard drive then you should not delete the files unless you plan on plugging the external hard drive in (or leaving it attached) every time you want to use that program. If you don't mind accessing a program from the external hard drive every time you need to use it than you can certainly delete it from your computer hard drive. Otherwise, make a copy to the external hard drive as a backup in case you have computer problems and leave the original version you want to run regularly on your computer.
