I wanted to trash a time machine backup but got stuck !

Hi i wanted to put my original 1tb My Passport time machine backup drive to an alternative use, it was nearly full up as it was !, i got the very large file in my Trash Can, this was my first mistake !, I then tried to Empty my TRASH which took simply hours, nearly days as it happens, my second mistake !, When Empty Trash had finished, it wasnt EMPTY !!!!! 
It has a few LOCKED files that are named  BOOT.EFI  that i cannot delete !!.
Can someone Please advise
PS. i now know i should have simply Re-Formatted the drive !!!!. that WAS my biggest MISTAKE !!
Tim

Well Done tbirdvet
Thanks i didnt know that option was there
Tim

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