Empty the trash properly
Get the room back from things you deleted weeks ago.
Deleting moves something to Trash, or Recently Deleted, where it waits about thirty days taking up exactly the same room.
That delay is a kindness — it is how mistakes get undone. The room arrives when you empty it.
Key points
- Deleted things wait about thirty days and hold their room
- Emptying the Recycle Bin gives the space back, and cannot be undone
What to remember
- Deleting starts a clock. Emptying frees the room.
- Deleting is a delay. Emptying is the deletion.
Try this
Open Recently Deleted in your photo app and read its size. Take back anything you want.
Practice: Empty the trash properly. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.