# Deleting files from Flash Drive

**URL:** <https://forums.sandisk.com/t/deleting-files-from-flash-drive/31034>\
**Category:** All other USB Flash Drives\
**Created:** [October 4, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/deleting-files-from-flash-drive/31034 "2012-10-04T00:12:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![tapeworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@tapeworm](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/tapeworm)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/deleting-files-from-flash-drive/31034/2 "2012-10-04T00:43:11Z")

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I don’t use a Mac, so I’m going off memory of what I’ve read here before but I think you have to empty your Trash while the drive is still connected to your Mac.

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