How do I Delete a folder from my computer?

Answered by Cody Janus

To delete a folder from your computer, you can follow these steps:

1. First, open File Explorer. You can do this by clicking on the folder icon in your taskbar or by pressing the Windows key + E on your keyboard.

2. Once File Explorer is open, navigate to the location where the folder you want to delete is located. You can do this by clicking on the different folders in the left pane of File Explorer until you find the desired folder.

3. Once you have found the folder you want to delete, right-click on it. This will open a context menu with several options.

4. In the context menu, click on “Delete.” This will move the folder to the Recycle Bin, where it will be temporarily stored before being permanently deleted. If you want to skip the Recycle Bin and permanently delete the folder immediately, you can hold down the Shift key while right-clicking on the folder and select “Delete” from the context menu.

5. If you have multiple folders you want to delete, you can select them all at once by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and clicking on each folder you want to delete. Once you have selected all the folders you want to delete, you can right-click on any of the selected folders and choose “Delete” from the context menu.

6. After you have deleted the folder(s), you can empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete the contents. To do this, right-click on the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop and select “Empty Recycle Bin” from the context menu. Be aware that emptying the Recycle Bin will permanently delete all the files and folders stored in it, so make sure you don’t have any important files in there before emptying it.

It’s important to note that deleting a folder will also delete all the files and subfolders contained within it. If you want to keep any of the files or subfolders, make sure to move them to a different location before deleting the folder.

I hope this explanation helps you in deleting folders from your computer! Let me know if you have any further questions or if there’s anything else I can assist you with.