1. How To Delete Junk Files On Macbook Air
2. How To Delete Files On Macbook Air Startup Disk
3. How To Delete Large Files On Macbook Air
4. How To Delete Backup Files On Macbook Air

First, locate any files or folders that you want to delete. You just click to highlight file and drag it into the handy trash can at the dock at the bottom of the screen. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you can type Command + Z at the same time to undo the last action. Select the file you’d like to get rid of and to drag it down into the trash.

1. Video of the Day. Manually delete items on your MacBook that you no longer need. Click 'Go' from the Finder menu. Scroll down to 'Applications' or 'Utilities' and select the files you want to delete. Alternatively, display the file you want to delete in a Finder window. Drag the file's icon or name to the trash then release the mouse.
2. On your Mac, click the Trash icon in the Dock. In the window that appears, do one of the following: Empty one item from the Trash: Control-click the item you want to delete, then choose Delete Immediately. In the warning message that appears, click Delete. Empty all of the Trash: Click the Empty button in the upper-right corner of the Finder window.
3. Aug 11, 2017  Step 1. Click the MacClean icon to open up it. On the left side, there are kinds of junk you can go to clear, such as System Junk, Internet Junk and Malicious Cookies. And some tools also be useful to remove Mac temp files, such as iPhoto Clean.

At any time, you can get rid of files, folders, and other items that you no longer need. You start by dragging items to the Trash in the Dock, but the items aren’t deleted until you empty the Trash. To search for and locate files you want to delete, see Narrow your search results on Mac.

Note: If you turned off Time Machine or haven’t backed up your files recently, you may want to store a backup copy on a storage device, just in case you change your mind and want the item later.

Delete an item from your Mac or iCloud Drive

• On your Mac, drag the item to the Trash in the Dock or select the item, then press Command-Delete. If an item is locked, click Continue to confirm you want to move the locked item to the Trash.

If an item is locked, you need to confirm you want to move it to the Trash, or unlock the item before putting it in the Trash. To unlock the item first, select it, choose File > Get Info (or press Command-I), then deselect the Locked checkbox. If you are not logged in as an administrator, you may need to click the lock icon , then enter an administrator name and password.

Empty the Trash

1. On your Mac, click the Trash icon in the Dock.

2. In the window that appears, do one of the following:

   • Empty one item from the Trash: Control-click the item you want to delete, then choose Delete Immediately.

     In the warning message that appears, click Delete.

   • Empty all of the Trash: Click the Empty button in the upper-right corner of the Finder window. You can also click the Finder icon in the Dock, then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

     In the warning message that appears, click Empty Trash.

How To Delete Junk Files On Macbook Air

Items that you move to the Trash from your Mac remain until you empty the Trash. You can choose to automatically empty the Trash in Finder preferences.

Items that you move to the Trash from iCloud Drive are automatically emptied from the Trash after 30 days, regardless of Finder preferences. You can choose to empty the Trash sooner than 30 days.

WARNING: Any items emptied from the Trash are no longer available.

Prevent the Trash warning message from appearing

To prevent the Trash warning message from appearing, do one of the following:

• Once: Press the Option key when you click Empty or choose Empty Trash.

• Always: Turn off the warning in the Advanced pane of Finder preferences. In the Finder , choose Finder > Preferences, click Advanced, then deselect “Show warning before emptying the Trash.”

If you change your mind before emptying the Trash

1. On your Mac, click the Trash icon in the Dock.

2. Drag the item out of the Trash, or select the item, then choose File > Put Back.

How To Delete Files On Macbook Air Startup Disk

Remove items from the Trash automatically after 30 days

1. In the Finder on your Mac, choose Finder > Preferences, then click Advanced.

2. Select “Remove items from the Trash after 30 days.”

How To Delete Large Files On Macbook Air

Note: Items deleted from your Mac are permanently deleted. You may be able to recover items deleted from iCloud on iCloud.com.

Audio Transcript

How To Delete Backup Files On Macbook Air

If you’ve got a lot of files and folders on your Mac, you want to clean up every once in a while to stay organized and make it easier to find specific items.

• First, locate any files or folders that you want to delete. You just click to highlight file and drag it into the handy trash can at the dock at the bottom of the screen. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you can type Command + Z at the same time to undo the last action. Select the file you’d like to get rid of and to drag it down into the trash.

• Now before you empty all the items in the trash permanently, it’s always smart to take a look at the contents of the trash bin and make sure you didn’t accidentally toss in something important. Just double click on the trash icon at the dock to open the finder window that shows the contents. If there’s something in there that you don’t want to delete, you can click on it and drag it back to a safe location. Otherwise, to empty the trash, press the Command + shift + delete at the same time or you can go up to the finder option, in the top navigation and select empty trash.

• Now you can only empty the trash when the focus in on the finder. If you’re at another application and you try to use command + shift + delete, it won’t work. You’ll get quick confirmation warning to keep you from doing something. Maybe your cat walked across the keyboard and hit Command + shift + delete. If you’re sure it’s safe to get rid of the files for good, click ok and everything in the trash will be permanently deleted.

• If you don’t want to confirm “yes” every single time you delete files from the trash, just go back to the finder menu and select preferences. Then in the preferences window, choose advanced and uncheck the box to show warning before emptying the trash. Now you won’t get that prompt any more when you empty the trash bin.

And that’s how you take out the trash in Mac OS X Leopard. If only cleaning your house were this easy.