Deleting songs with Itunes

I want to delete a lot of songs from my computer. I can delete the songs in Itunes, but they're still on my harddisk. Is there any way that I can delete a song in Itunes and that it's also removed from my harddisk?

Hey there,
When you delete the music file does a small dialog box come up asking you what you would like to do with the files? It might say keep the files in the library or send them to the recyclable bin. You want to choose the recyclable bin and them empty it the recyclable bin when you are finished deleting music from your library.
If the warning box does not come up, you may need to reset the warnings in iTunes. To do this, head the Edit drop down menu and choose Preferences. When the Preferences menu pops up, click on the Adavanced tab at the top. In the middle of the window you will see a button to reset all dialog warnings. See if this helps.
B-rock

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