Deleting a File

Files can be deleted by using Windows Explorer:

1	Open Windows Explorer in one of the following ways:

•	Right-click the Windows Start button at the bottom left corner of your screen, then click click File Explorer or Explore or Open Windows Explorer (the terminology varies depending on which version of Windows you are using).

•	Press Windows+E (the Windows button on your keyboard and the E key).

•	If Windows Explorer is already open, click the Windows Explorer icon on your Windows taskbar or hold down the Alt key while you repeatedly press the Tab key to scroll through open programs to Explorer.

2	Use Windows Explorer to find the file to be deleted. Click once on the file name to highlight it. For instructions on how use Windows Explorer to find a file, see Displaying Folders and Files.

3	Press the Delete key on your keyboard, or right-click on the file and then left-click on Delete.

4	The message "Are you sure you want to send filename to the recycle bin? Click Yes to confirm or No to abort.Close Explorer by clicking File, Close.

You may choose if you want to receive warning messages by setting preferences. Click Tools, Preferences, Command Prompts, Set to access the Command Prompt Defaults. Make the appropriate choices and click OK.

The action line can also be used to delete a file. See DEL command.