If the error still occurs, you can restart your Mac to eliminate any background applications or programs, then you should be able to delete the files.
You can close the app that is using the file, then delete it. If programs and features are running in your Mac, you’re likely to see an error of the file is in use when deleting it. In addition, if you want to delete part of the items in the Trash, you can do this:Ģ) Click the file or folder that you want to delete.ģ) Then click Delete Immediately or Empty Trash, or press the Option key, Command key and Delete key at the same time. Now all the files have been permanently deleted from your Mac, which helps enhance your system performance. So you should also empty the Trash to completely delete them.Ģ) Click Empty Trash, or you can press the Command, Shift and Delete keys at the same time.ģ) Your Mac will pop up a warning saying: Are you sure you want to permanently erase the items in the Trash? Click Empty Trash to confirm. Empty items in the Trashĭeleting files from your Mac doesn’t permanently erase them, because these files stay in the Trash. Or you can press the Command key and Delete key at the same time on your keyboard to delete it. Or you can right click on the file, and click Move to Trash from the menu. Keeping these files will do nothing good to your Mac but slow it down.ġ) Select the file(s) or folder that you want to delete.Ģ) Move the file(s) to the Trash icon in the dock. If a file is not necessary, you should consider deleting it on your Mac, especially those of large file size.
This part will show you how to delete trash in various situations.
Too much files and folders in your Mac can slow it down to a crawl, so you should delete unnecessary files and empty the trash on your Mac.