To delete a folder you must first have it selected, by clicking on either its folder name or its yellow folder icon. Once the folder is selected you then have the choice of two menu methods.

Fig 1.0  Select a Folder




Fig 1.1  Starting from the OPEN menu-item - Go down the menu-items until you reach DELETE and then click the left mouse button

With menu method one (above); Place the mouse pointer over the selected folder and, whilst over the selected folder, click the right mouse button (right-click). Doing so will bring up the Options (context/pop-up) menu for that selected folder. Go down (or up) those menu-items with the mouse pointer until you reach the DELETE menu-item. As you do this each menu-item will become highlighted, temporarily, as you go past it. When you have reached DELETE and have it highlighted simply click the left mouse button to activate DELETE. A Requester will appear asking you if you want to delete the folder.

Fig 1.2  Do you really want to delete this folder?

Always read a requester's message carefully. Especially if it ever says something like "and move ALL of its contents". Clicking on the YES button, with the left mouse button, will delete the folder plus any sub-folders and files contained within it. So be careful.

Technically. You did not have to select the folder first, with this menu method, as a Right-Click acts as a Double Click. So in this case the Right-Click selects the folder and then displays the Options menu.

Menu method two uses the current folder's window menu to activate DELETE. Once the folder is selected (see Fig 1.0 above) click on the FILE menu, which is located in the top-left corner of the current folder's window. In this example (below) it is in the top-left corner of the DOCUMENTS folder (window).

Fig 1.3  Click on the FILE menu to continue

After clicking on the FILE menu its menu-items will appear (below). Go down (or up) the menu-items with the mouse pointer until you reach the DELETE menu-item. As you do this each menu-item will become highlighted, temporarily, as you go past it. When you have reached DELETE and have it highlighted simply click the left mouse button to activate DELETE. A Requester will appear asking you if you want to delete the folder (see Fig 1.2 above).

Fig 1.4  Starting from the OPEN menu-item - Go down the menu-items until you reach DELETE and then click the left mouse button

As you can see, the two menu methods are alike. And this is the case for most menus. So always check to see if there is a Right-Click, Options, menu available for the task you are doing.

Another way to delete a folder, once it is selected, is to press the DEL (Delete) keyboard key. This is the quickest and easiest method.

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