Deleting files on a Mac is generally straightforward, but sometimes files can become stubborn and refuse to be deleted. Here are several methods to help you overcome common obstacles and successfully ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Sometimes macOS tries to help you by not letting you carry out actions that would break the system or software you’re using. There are extra levels of warnings available that you might choose to turn ...

Remove a specific file from the Mac Trash via the command line Here’s how you can use the command line to forcibly remove a specific file stuck in your Mac’s Trash. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type ...

Getting rid of unnecessary files will speed up your Mac. And this software makes it easy. Read more about the software — and how to get a great deal on it — below. It’ll get rid of unneeded files and ...

Whenever you move a file on your Mac to the Trash, it stays there until you manually right-click (Ctrl-click) the trash icon and select Empty Trash. This system offers a useful fallback method if you ...

Spring is the perfect time to clean up your Mac, and there's nothing better than professional software like Mac Washing Machine X9 from Intego's famous software suite to do the job. Macs are efficient ...