Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Trash solution summary: Cannot delete files 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 ...

Remove a specific file from the Mac Trash via the command line Here’s how you can use the command line to forcibly remove a specific file stuck in your Mac’s Trash. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type ...

Living in a digital age makes it almost too easy to accumulate clutter in the form of files, especially given how small these files can be. That's true for files you keep locally on your laptop or ...

When you delete a file or directory on your Mac, it goes to the Trash without using the Option + Command + Delete keyboard shortcut. While it’s in the Trash, it remains there as long as you don’t ...