How do I truly wipe out files from my Mac?

I have a ton of music and videos on itunes. I often right click on the file and select move to trash. Is this all I have to do to truly clear out the file from my computer? Or do I need to go into the finder and manually grab the file and toss it in the trash?
Thanks!
Jay.

"move to trash" really does move the file to the trash. once you empty the trash, the file is gone.

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