How to Delete Files that Are In Use in OS X

Holding down Option when selecting Finder > Empty Trash bypasses the warning. (You can also press Command-Option-Shift-Delete to bypass it.) macOS prompts you when you try to delete items using Option plus Finder > Empty Trash.

1. How do I delete a file that is in use?
2. How do I delete files immediately on Mac OS X?
3. How do I delete a file that won't delete Mac?
4. How do you delete a folder even if it is in use?
5. How do I delete Undeletable folder?
6. How do I delete a file that won't delete?
7. How do I permanently delete from MAC?
8. How do I delete a file on a Mac?
9. How do you force delete a file?
10. How do I force delete a folder on a Mac?
11. How do you delete all files on a Mac?

How do I delete a file that is in use?

How to Overcome the "File in Use" Error

1. Close the Program. Let's start with the obvious. ...
2. Reboot your computer. ...
3. End the Application via the Task Manager. ...
4. Change File Explorer Process Settings. ...
5. Disable the File Explorer Preview Pane. ...
6. Force Delete the File in Use via the Command Prompt.

How do I delete files immediately on Mac OS X?

Click on the Finder icon on your Dock, then select one or more files in the Finder window that appears. Click on the File menu, press the Option key on your keyboard and then select the Delete Immediately command.

How do I delete a file that won't delete Mac?

Type in "rm -f " without the quotation marks, and with the space after the f. Then find the file that wont delete, and drag it to the Terminal window, and the path to that item should appear. Double check that this is the thing you want to delete, then press enter.

How do you delete a folder even if it is in use?

In order to delete a folder/program that says you can't delete it because is open somewhere else.

1. Click start button.
2. Type Taskmgr.
3. In the new window that opened, under process tab, look for the folder/program you're trying to delete.
4. Right click it and End Task.

How do I delete Undeletable folder?

Deleting an Undeletable Folder

1. Step 1: Open the Windows Command Prompt. In order to delete the folder we need to use the Command Prompt. ...
2. Step 2: Folder Location. The Command Prompt needs to know where the folder is so Right Click on it then go to the bottom and select properties. ...
3. Step 3: Find the Folder.

How do I delete a file that won't delete?

To do this, start by opening the Start menu (Windows key), typing run, and hitting Enter. In the dialogue that appears, type cmd and hit Enter again. With the command prompt open, enter del /f filename, where filename is the name of the file or files (you can specify multiple files using commas) you want to delete.

How do I permanently delete from MAC?

It's quite simple. Just drag the files to Trash or right-click and select Move to Trash, then open the Trash app and select Delete Permanently or Empty Trash. That's it!

How do I delete a file on a Mac?

On your Mac, drag the item to the Trash in the Dock or select the item, then press Command-Delete.

How do you force delete a file?

To do this, start by opening the Start menu (Windows key), typing run , and hitting Enter. In the dialogue that appears, type cmd and hit Enter again. With the command prompt open, enter del /f filename , where filename is the name of the file or files (you can specify multiple files using commas) you want to delete.

How do I force delete a folder on a Mac?

It deletes files and folders.

1. Launch the Terminal.
2. Type "sudo*rm*-R*"
3. Drag the files you want to delete files after this command.
4. Confirm.
5. Give an Administrator password.
6. Confirm.

How do you delete all files on a Mac?

If you want to delete all downloads, simply press "shift" on your keyboard while clicking the first and then last download in the list. You can also hold "Command" + "A" to select all. 4. Right click on the file(s), and then click "Move to trash" from the pop-up menu.