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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="task"
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<link type="guide" xref="files"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="files-recover"/>
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<desc>Remove files or folders you no longer need.</desc>
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<revision pkgversion="3.5.92" version="0.2" date="2012-09-16" status="review"/>
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<revision version="13.10" date="2013-09-07" status="review"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Cristopher Thomas</name>
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<email>crisnoh@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Shaun McCance</name>
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<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
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<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Jim Campbell</name>
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<email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<name>Michael Hill</name>
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<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
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<title>Delete files and folders</title>
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<p>If you don't want a file or folder any more, you can delete it. When you
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delete an item it is moved to the <gui>Trash</gui> folder, where it is stored
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until you empty the trash. You can <link xref="files-recover">restore items
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</link> in the <gui>Trash</gui> folder to their original location if you
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decide you need them, or if they were accidentally deleted.</p>
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<title>To send a file to the trash:</title>
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<item><p>Select the item you want to place in the trash by clicking it once.
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<item><p>Press <key>Delete</key> on your
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keyboard. Alternatively, drag the item to the <gui>Trash</gui> in the
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<p>To delete files permanently, and free up disk space on your computer, you
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need to empty the trash. To empty the trash, right-click <gui>Trash</gui> in
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the sidebar and select <gui>Empty Trash</gui>.</p>
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<section id="permanent">
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<title>Permanently delete a file</title>
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<p>You can immediately delete a file permanently, without having to send it
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to the trash first.</p>
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<title>To permanently delete a file:</title>
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<item><p>Select the item you want to delete.</p></item>
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<item><p>Press and hold the <key>Shift</key> key, then press the
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<key>Delete</key> key on your keyboard.</p></item>
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<item><p>Because you cannot undo this, you will be asked to confirm that
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you want to delete the file or folder.</p></item>
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<note style="tip"><p>If you frequently need to delete files without using the
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trash (for example, if you often work with sensitive data), you can add a
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<gui>Delete</gui> entry to the right-click menu for files and folders.
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Click <gui>Files</gui> in the menu bar, pick <gui>Preferences</gui> and select
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the <gui>Behavior</gui> tab. Select <gui>Include a Delete command that
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bypasses Trash</gui>.</p></note>
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<note><p>Deleted files on a <link xref="files#removable">removable device
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</link> may not be visible on other operating systems, such Windows or Mac
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OS. The files are still there, and will be available when you plug the device
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back into your computer.</p></note>
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