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Have you ever tried to delete files from your USB flash drive in OS X, only to find that you haven't gained any free space on your flash drive? It's not a glitch or a bug, it's just that OS X works a bit differently than Windows. There are two ways to permanently delete files from your flash drive.

The easiest way to permanently delete files from your flash drive is to:

1) Plug the USB drive into your Mac

2) Delete the files you no longer need, using Finder

3) Clear the trash

The disadvantage of this method is that it will also erase files in the trash can on your computer's hard drive.

It is possible to permanently delete files ONLY from your USB drive, but it's a lot more complicated, and it requires previous knowledge of Terminal. Here's how to do it:

1) Plug the USB drive into your Mac

2) Delete the files you no longer need, using Finder

3) Open Terminal (located in Applications --> Utilities)

4) Type in "cd /Volumes" (without quotes)

5) Type in "ls" (without quotes) to get a list of items attached to your computer

6) Find your USB drive's name in the list. Let's say it's called "USBdrive"

7) Type in "cd USBdrive"

When you delete a file on your USB drive, OS X creates a folder called ".Trashes" (the dot symbolizes "hidden"). So to delete all hidden files, type in "rem -r .*" (without quotes)

9) Respond with "y" if asked to confirm the delete

If all that sounds too confusing, just go with the first method of clearing the trash. It's a much easier way to delete files from your flash drive in OS X.

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