Ian Carnaghan

How to permanently delete a file or folder in Ubuntu without moving it to the Trash folder

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  • How to permanently delete a file or folder in Ubuntu without moving it to the Trash folder

Click on the file or folder and press the key combination shift+del together in order to remove the file or folder permanently.

Please note you will need the appropriate access permissions in order to do this.

Image Credits: Photo by Isis França on Unsplash.

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Ian Carnaghanhttp://www.carnaghan.com
I am a software developer and online educator who likes to keep up with all the latest in technology. I also manage cloud infrastructure, continuous monitoring, DevOps processes, security, and continuous integration and deployment.
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