Newsroom Update

Apple is introducing a new Apple Watch Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop, matching watch face, and dynamic iOS and iPadOS wallpapers as a way to champion global movements to protect and advance equality for LGBTQ+ communities. Learn more >

Announcement

Introducing the iPad Pro with Apple M4 chip, the redesigned iPad Air in two sizes, and the all‑new Apple Pencil Pro. Watch the event >

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

how do I empty the ipad trash and permanently delete a file?

I moved a file to the trash, now I cannot locate the trash. I'd like to permanently delete the file.

iPad 2

Posted on Aug 18, 2011 8:13 PM

Best reply

Carolyn Samit

Level 10

165,615 points

Posted on Aug 18, 2011 8:15 PM

Which app are you using?

View in context

18 replies

ehs724

Level 1

0 points

Feb 7, 2015 1:35 PM in response to paulcb

I just had this issue myself and the solution is hardly intuitive. Using the Camera app, I clicked the Albums icon at the bottom of the screen. There I found a deleted items album, where I could select the items and delete them AGAIN - this time permanently!

Feb 7, 2015 1:44 PM in response to ehs724

I agree with you there, you have to go through a 3 step process now.

Delete the desire photo(s)
Make sure photo are not on Photostream, if so delete from there too
Finally, go recently deleted photos and purge the photos there (this folder was designed in case you deleted by mistake).

cynsha

Level 1

8 points

Oct 8, 2015 10:12 AM in response to dianafromdenver

I had the same problem. I filled up the capacity and couldn't take any more photos, so I deleted a bunch and then checked the manage storage setting. It told me I had 0 storage available, which I knew wasn't correct. So I turned the iPad off and on again, and voila... the storage came back, so the files finally got emptied in its memory.

how do I empty the ipad trash and permanently delete a file?