Question

What is the simplest way to permanently get rid of an unwanted file?

Answer 1

Depends on what you mean by permanently.

Answer 2

You can use command prompt or terminal depending on what Operating System you have.

Answer 3

@kory.haas2 In Windows you can use Shift-Delete in the GUI, which bypasses the Recycle Bin, but the data is still there so it is not necessarily permanently gone. A data recovery tool can still get it back. On the other hand, a space recovery tool can overwrite the file location with zeros. A security tool can overwrite the file with garbage patterns until there is nothing to be gotten back.

Answer 4

Cood use a software, in Mac there is one called Clean My Mac