A greater number of people are using Dropbox and other cloud-based file-sharing systems, but a much smaller number know how to permanently remove files from these servers. Learn how to erase files ...

You can easily delete a file from Google Drive on an Android with several taps. You can send the file to your Google Drive trash folder and delete it from the trash to permanently remove it. This ...

Whether you're clearing space off of your hard drive or want to remove some embarrassing pictures from your recent workplace get-together, it pays to know how to permanently delete images from your ...

When you delete an item on your Windows computer, it gets saved in the Recycle Bin so that you can fetch it whenever you want. A lot of Windows users do not like this feature and want their files to ...

There are various ways by which you can delete Files and Folders, permanently or temporarily, in Windows 11/10: When you right-click on any file or folder that you want to carry out a Cut, Copy, Paste ...

With camera quality improving exponentially and the number of apps we use in our day-to-day lives increasing, it can be challenging to keep storage space available on our mobile phones. While there ...

If you’re looking to free up storage on your iPhone, or you simply want to trash bad photos or videos, here’s how to permanently delete these files from your iPhone. After you tap the garbage can icon ...

When you want to delete a file on a Mac, you typically have to send it to the trash can first. That's a bit annoying when you know you'll never need it again. Blogger Jack John Brown shows off how to ...

Why “delete” and “format” do not really erase an external drive When I delete a file from an external drive, the operating system usually just removes its entry from the file system index and marks ...

Moving a file to the trash on your PC or Mac gets rid of it for good, right? Not so fast. These files can be seen by others later, and they could be slowing down your machine. Tap or click for my ...

Dropbox's terms of service give the government access to your Dropbox files if they request them through proper channels, and that's not exactly popular with most ...

This article was taken from the October 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...