When a file is deleted normally, it is usually placed in the trash. In this case, until the latter is cleared, it remains on the hard disk. Sometimes circumstances require you to delete a file bypassing the trash can.
Instructions
Step 1
To delete a file without placing it in the trash, use the Shift + Delete keyboard shortcut. To do this, select the file to be deleted using the mouse or keyboard and press this key combination. Instead of a standard dialog box: "Are you sure you want to move this file to the trash?" - you will see another window: "Do you really want to permanently delete this file?" Confirm your desire by clicking the "Yes" button. The file is now deleted without placing it in the trash.
Step 2
If you want to delete files in the usual way, but, nevertheless, do not put them in the trash, make changes to its properties. To do this, right-click on the trash can icon on the desktop and select the "Properties" menu. Check the box next to the item "Destroy files immediately after deletion, without placing them in the trash" and save the changes. Now when you delete files using the Delete button or the "Delete" function, they will not be placed in the trash.
Step 3
In addition, there are special programs that allow you to completely delete files from your hard drive. At the same time, they do not fit into the trash, and the possibility of their subsequent recovery using programs for recovering deleted files is excluded. This result is achieved by multiple rewriting of memory cells in which the deleted file was located, using special algorithms. Examples of such programs are Active ZDelete, Clean Disk Security, CCleaner, etc.
