How do I delete files from my external hardrive?

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chipsamoy25


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Hello,

I just recently bought a macbook pro and from my old laptop I put all my files onto a Western Digital External Hardrive to transfer over to my new macbook.

Once I was done transferring files, I wanted to delete them from my external hardrive but it won't let me. I can't even move them to the trash on the computer; it just doesn't let me delete them.

When I right click (two tap) on the computer, there is no option to delete either.

Can anyone help me with this issue? I'd really appreciate it! :)
 
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chipsamoy25 said:
Hello,

I just recently bought a macbook pro and from my old laptop I put all my files onto a Western Digital External Hardrive to transfer over to my new macbook.

Once I was done transferring files, I wanted to delete them from my external hardrive but it won't let me. I can't even move them to the trash on the computer; it just doesn't let me delete them.

When I right click (two tap) on the computer, there is no option to delete either.

Can anyone help me with this issue? I'd really appreciate it! :)
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Open up Disk Utility and format the drive.
 

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