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 wait ...

These articles are brought to you in association with Pocket-lint and our partners. But more troubling is when the files have been removed from the Trash Bin. What to do then? In this article, you ...

On modern operating systems, "deleting" a file isn't exactly deleting a file. Even setting aside the mechanics of how it's often possible to "un-delete" a file with specialized software, because it's ...

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 these ...

OS X Hints reader AlbertHall found a simple—if counterintuitive—way to retrieve items you want to pull out of the Trash: Open the Trash folder, select the item or items that you want to retrieve and ...

Chrome OS is set to gain a new “Trash” folder that will make it easy to undelete a file you may have accidentally deleted. Most operating systems have the ability to undelete files by stashing them ...

Have you ever done some house cleaning, moving a ton of files to the trash, and then wanted to check a few of the files “one last time” before emptying the trash for good? It’d be nice if you could ...

As explained earlier, you see this message because there is insufficient free space in the Recycle Bin. Because the file you are attempting to delete is larger than the available free space dedicated ...