Empty the Trash
You can free up drive space on your Mac by periodically emptying the Trash. When you delete a file or folder, your Mac does not immediately remove the file from your Mac’s hard drive. Instead, your Mac moves the file or folder to the Trash. This is useful if you accidentally delete an item because it means you can open the Trash and restore the item. However, all those deleted files and folders take up drive space, so you need to empty the Trash periodically to regain that space.
You should empty the Trash at least once a week.
Empty the Trash
Click the desktop.
Click Finder from the menu.
Click Empty Trash.
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