Normally you will just move a file to Trash Can ( Bin in the UK for Catalina) italic so that you can easily recover it when you realise deleting it was a mistake. You can then go to Trash Can ud83duddd1 and delete individual files restore them or empty the Binpletely. To bypass Trashpletely ( at your own risk italic ) Select the file(s) or folder(s) you wish to instantly and permanently delete and hit the following keystroke sequence Option + Command + Delete