Deleting Files and Folders

You can delete a file OR folder using any of the methods listed below.
Note that when you delete a folder, all the contents of that folder are deleted as well.

Method One

• Select the file or folder to be deleted. We will select the file Black Thatch.bmp from the Picture Files I folder.

• Select File/Delete. The following dialog box will appear on your screen.
  

• Click on Yes.

• The file will be deleted.

• Use the same method to delete Blue Rivets.bmp and Bubbles.bmp. Use the CTRL key to select these files.

Method Two

• Select the file or folder to be deleted. We will select the file Circles.bmp.

• Press the Delete key. The following dialog box will appear on your screen.
  

• Click on Yes.
• The file will be deleted.
• Use the same method to delete Forest.bmp and Gold Weave.bmp. Use the SHIFT key to select these files.
• Use the same method to delete Metal Links.bmp and Red Blocks.bmp from the Picture Files II folder. Use the CTRL key to select these files.
• Use either method to delete the folder Picture Files I. Notice that the message in the dialog box changes to the one shown below.

This is because deleting a folder also deletes the contents of the folder, in this case the file Houndstooth.bmp.

Method Three

• Restore and/or resize the Windows Explorer window so you can see the Recycle Bin in the Folders pane or on the Desktop.

• Select the file or folder to be deleted. We will select the file Pinstripe.bmp from the Picture Files II folder.

• Drag the file into the Recycle Bin. The recycle bin must be blue before you release the mouse button. The following dialog box will appear on your screen.
  

• Click on Yes.

• The file will be deleted

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• Use the same method to delete Sandstone.bmp, Setup.bmp and Stitches.bmp. Use the SHIFT key to select these files.

• Use the same method to delete Straw Mat.bmp and Triangles.bmp from the Picture Files II folder. Use the CTRL key to select these files.

• Use any method to delete the folder Manipulating Files Practise. Note that this also deletes the folder inside it (Picture Files II) and its contents.