How to permanently delete files or empty your trash bin without waiting for 30 days
This actually works and I added a few things to clarify.
Per Mark Mc (SUPER USER):
Completely ignore that Trash folder.
- Go to the link I gave (www.dropbox.com/home)
- There navigate to the folders where your were files are that you want permanently deleting
- Click on 'Show Deleted Items' - at the top, its a little trash can
- That shows, in grey, your deleted items.
At this point you will see all deleted items in all folders of your Dropbox mixed in with your active items.
- Click on one so it highlights, not the name of the item but the blank space after it.
- Press 'Permanently Delete' listed at the top.
- If you want to delete a batch, use the SHIFT or CTRL plus the mouse to choose or un-choose what you want to delete. For example, I clicked the top item and then scrolled down to the bottom and pressed SHIFT while clicking the last item. I could have permanently deleted everything but I need to remove the choosing of several items. For that I pressed CTRL and clicked each item. Then I clicked 'Permanently Delete' listed at the top. I had to do this within each folder to delete everything I wished to remove permanently. It is a pain but it is better than nothing.
