To empty the Trash folder and permanently delete your files for any reason, including to free up more space on your Android, here's what you need to do: Open Files by Google.

This quick and easy how-to guide will show you how to delete files that you downloaded to your Android device and no longer need.

This exploratory how-to will examine how the Android OS handles discarded files, and explain how to empty the trash in Android.

You've deleted a file. Hell, you've emptied the recycle bin, just to make sure. But don't for a minute think the information is gone for good ...