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 ...

One prominent reason for a file being denied access for editing (including deleting it) is if another application is using it and has it locked. This prevents multiple applications from editing the ...

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 ...

Beginning on October 13th, Google Drive is changing its Trash policies. After 30 days, files that you’ve trashed will be automatically deleted. Until now, those files have been stored indefinitely, ...

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 ...

Just select the files and folders that you want to delete and hit these keys. A dialog box will pop open asking you to ...

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 ...

When you tap “Trash,” Android 12 should pop up a dialog box telling you how much storage deleted files are taking up on your system and giving you the option to empty it. It looks like it should work ...

Up to this point on Android, when any file is deleted, be it a photo you took or a song you downloaded, it’s immediately gone forever. With Android 11, Google has quietly introduced a new trash folder ...

Back in December 2020, an APK teardown revealed that Google was preparing to add a Trash feature to its file manager app, Files by Google. It’s now rolling out to some users with version 1.0.378055542 ...

A new string in the latest update for the Files by Google app shows that a new Trash folder will soon be added to the app. Notably, this will help you restore any of the accidentally deleted files.

Coffee snob, student, and designer. Writes for AndroidPolice.com. If you look hard enough, you might find him inside a chicken coop. The unthinkable happened: You just deleted the wrong file by ...