Fastest Way to Delete Downloaded Files on Your Computer

After using your computer for a while, downloading files and documents from the internet can fill up your hard drive. In this article, let's explore how to delete downloaded files to tidy up your computer.

1. Delete downloaded files in the browser

1.1. On the Windows browser

For popular browsers on Windows (Chrome, Cốc cốc, Microsoft Edge, Firefox), the shortcut for the download manager is the key combination Ctrl + J.

Step 1: Open your browser and press the Ctrl + J shortcut. Then, click on the Show in Folder line.

Step 2: Click on the file you want to delete => press the Shift + Delete shortcut.

Next, click Yes to permanently delete the file.

Step 3: Return to the browser and click on the X next to the file name to remove the file from the download list (Downloads) of the browser.

1.2. On the Safari browser of macOS

Step 1: In the Safari browser, click on Show Downloads (1) => Open in Finder (2).

Step 2: Right-click on the file you want to delete (1) => Move to Trash (2).

Step 3: Right-click on Trash (1) => Empty Trash (2) => Empty Trash (3).

Step 4: Reopen Safari and click on Show Downloads (1) => Clear (2) to delete files from the list on Safari.

1.3. Delete torrent files downloaded on Cốc cốc browser

Cốc cốc browser integrates a useful feature for downloading torrents, and those who enjoy downloading torrents often use Cốc cốc as their torrent file downloader + browser.

Step 1: In the Cốc cốc browser, press the Ctrl + J shortcut to open the download manager. Then, click on the Torrent (1) section => click on the ⁝ icon (2) => Delete Downloaded Data (3).

Step 2: Click on Remove from List to delete the file history in Cốc cốc.

2. Delete downloaded files on Download Manager software

2.1. On Internet Download Manager

On the main interface of Internet Download Manager, click on the file you want to delete (1) => Delete (2) => check Delete completely downloaded files from your hard disk as well. Be careful! (3) => Yes (4).

2.2. On EagleGet

Step 1: To delete a downloaded file on EagleGet, right-click on the file you want to delete (1) => Permanent Delete (2).

Step 2: Check Delete file(s) Physically (1) => OK (2).

2.3. On Free Download Manager

Step 1: Right-click on the file you want to delete (1) => Delete file (2).

Step 2: Click OK to confirm deleting the downloaded file on your computer through the Free Download Manager software.

With the guidance in this article, you can quickly and easily delete downloaded files on your computer. Have a great day, everyone!