Introduction Windows Procedure UNIX Procedure Introduction Files deleted to the Trash folder on a UNIX machine are also a part of the disk quota until the Trash folder is cleaned. However, files that are deleted using the rm command from a terminal and that are deleted from a PC are not saved in this folder. This section will guide you how to reduce disk usage by emptying the Trash folder. Windows Inorder to empty the Trash folder, you must first locate the .dt directory in the U: which contains the Trash folder. Delete all the files in the folder to free the disk space occupied by these deleted files. UNIX At the command prompt enter "rm -r ~/.dt/Trash/*" like the one shown below. green.eng.utoledo.edu% rm -r ~/.dt/Trash/* This command will delete all the files from the UNIX Trash directory. or Empty the Trash folder using the "Empty Trash Can" option present at the deskop of the SUN machine.