6 moduri de a șterge dosar de pe Windows / Mac

Există un număr de ori, atunci când devine necesar pentru a șterge dosare de pe dispozitiv cele. În mare parte acest lucru se întâmplă atunci când conținutul dosarelor devin inutile și sunt doar stând în jurul valorii de a lua spațiu valoros pe computerul cuiva. Dar drumul care duce la eliberarea spațiului de pe dispozitiv unul nu este la fel de ușor cum pare.

Probleme legate de ștergerea folderelor pe Windows / Mac

1. Uneori există o fereastră pop-up care tinde să apară în momentul în care apăsați pe butonul de ștergere. Această pop-up, de obicei, afirmă că dosarul nu poate fi șters deoarece este în uz. Aceasta este o cauza de durere cap, dar nu de mult să vă faceți griji. Tot ce trebuie să faceți este să închidă dosarul și apoi ștergeți directorul apăsând pe butonul de ștergere.
2. There are times when the folders cannot be deleted because the users are denied access to modify the folder. A pop up opens up and informs the users that access to the folder has been denied and that the users need permission to delete the folder. This usually happens when the user who is trying to delete the folder is not the one who has created it.
3. Sometimes on MAC, even after you have deleted the relevant folder it still stubbornly remains on the device and eats up space. Deleting files on MAC is a far more complicated process than deleting files on windows. In times like these new software need to be installed to forcefully remove the folder under concern.

How to delete folders on Windows. (3 ways)

Method 1

First method, you go to the folder that you want to delete and right click on it. A list of options will appear. From amongst those options you have to click on the tab marked as “Delete” to delete the folder from its current location.

The important thing to note is that using this method the folder will only be deleted from its current position, to delete the folder for good the folder must also be deleted from the recycle bin. Once it is deleted from the recycle bin then it is gone from your device for good.

If the folder was present in a usb drive, then upon following the above mentioned method, the folder will be deleted from the system for ever and you do not have to worry about deleting it from the recycle bin also.

Method 2

Sometimes, when the folders are very big in size that is they contain thousands of files or documents then they can take a lot of time to delete. In the world of business, such delays are just not acceptable. So if you have ever suffered from such a set back and want to make sure that you do not suffer from such a setback ever again, then you need to use the following command prompt:

This is an excellent method to delete files that can otherwise take hours to delete.

A thing that one needs to be careful about when using this method is that this method is permanent, once you insert the command prompt, that is it, there is no going back, the folders do not go to an external place like the recycle bin, they are simply deleted for good.

So, know for sure whether you want to delete all the files in the folder before you give such a final statement.

Method 3

The third and the simplest method to get rid of a folder is to click on the folder and then press the delete key. The delete key is usually similar to the one shown below:

By using this method, the folder goes into the recycle bin from where the folder must also be deleted so that people can get rid of the folder forever.

How to delete folders on MAC.

Method 1

The first method is quite simple. It begins by finding the folder that you want to delete using the Control+F combination. Once you have found the folder from your collection of folders, you are done with half the job. Finding folders on MAC is not as simple as finding folders on windows. There isn’t a file manager software that works on MAC as it does on Windows, thus, you need to go about finding the items that you want to delete manually. Once you have found the folder you want to delete, you can simply drag the folder into the trashcan. But just like in windows, this is not the permanent way to get rid of folders. To ensure that the folders cease to exist completely you need to remove these folders from the trash can also.

All you need to do is press command+shift+delete and you can get rid of the files for ever.

Method 2

There is a very powerful command in the MAC that is used to delete folders frequently. It is known as the “rm” command, it is short for the work remove. This command is quite simple and can be used to delete both files and folders. For deleting files all users have to do is insert the command as “rm file name” but for folders, also known as directories in the MAC world, the command prompt should be “rmdir folder’s name”. The following screen shot shows the command prompt used to delete a folder marked Archives.

Method 3

At times, due to the complexities in the MAC operating system there are a lot of empty folders that can be created and these can take up a lot of space. These empty folders are usually hidden from sight and can be found easily by first opening the finder and then pressing control+F. this opens the search box that helps to find items on the Mac, then the search kind needs to be specified, it is set to Folder. In the number of items, the number is set to less than 1. The folder with 00 at the bottom indicates an empty folder. The next step is fairly simple, the folder can be dragged to the recycle bin.

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