

Third, Transfer (Large) Files to External Storage drive Try to delete files on Mac by moving to Trash bin.Select the time range and tick the box before items you want to clear.Click on the 3 dots, head to More Tools> Clear Browsing Data.Here we take Google Chrome as the example to clear cache in browser. To delete files when disk is about to full on Mac, we can clear cache, history, cookie and other unimportant data in these browsers. When browsing websites, chatting on social platforms, watching play on video streaming sites, all online activities will create cache and eat up the space on our Mac. If your have some important files want to put back from Trash bin, emptying trash bin may cause permanent data loss, maybe you can try following methods first. Then delete the files as you always do on your Mac.Right click on the icon and choose Empty Trash.Emptying Trash bin is the fastest way to fix “can’t delete files because disk is full on mac”.

All the deleted files will be moved to Trash bin, but if we don’t permanently delete them from Trash bin, they still take the place.
