How to Use the Trash in ComfortFiles
Updated July 20, 2026
The Trash lives in the ComfortFiles sidebar under Quick Access. Click it to see what’s inside, right-click it to empty it. It shows everything macOS considers trashed — including files deleted from external drives, which keep their own per-volume trash folders.
Deleting
Select files and press ⌘⌫, or right-click → delete. Files go to the Trash — ComfortFiles never permanently deletes on a single keystroke.
Restoring
Deleted the wrong thing? Press ⌘Z — undo restores the files from the Trash to exactly where they came from.
Emptying
Right-click the Trash in the sidebar and choose Empty Trash… — one confirmation, then it’s done. The Trash icon reflects the state: papers in the basket when there’s something inside, empty basket when there isn’t.
Good to know
- External drives included. macOS keeps a separate trash on every volume; ComfortFiles shows them all in one place, so a file deleted from a USB drive is visible too.
- Changes from outside are picked up. Empty the Trash from Finder (or delete files there), and the ComfortFiles view updates on its own.