Move rejected clips to trash?

I have really large clip sizes, from 1-10 minutes long, that are taking up massive amounts of space on my hd, but I only need 10-20 seconds of each clip. The vast majority of my material ends up getting Rejected.
I have read that there is an option to Move Rejected Files to Trash, which will delete the unwanted material but preserve the other stuff. I cannot seem to find this option: it does not appear in the Browser when viewing rejected files. I read that I can go to File>Move Rejected Clips to Trash, however this option does not appear in my File menu.
What am I doing wrong? Is this ability no longer enabled? I am on a MacBook Pro using the 2013 iMovie that shipped with my laptop. Thanks for any help.

Hey crazyshannon,
Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like youwant to delete rejected clips. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
iMovie '11: Delete unwanted video clips from an Event
To delete video clips permanently from your Event Library:
In the Event Library, click to select the Event you want to delete video from.
In the Event browser, select the frames or clips you want to remove from the Event, and then press Delete or click the Reject button (shown below) in the iMovie toolbar.
(The Reject button also has a small “x” if you have Advanced Tools turned on.)
If you’ve chosen All Clips from the Show pop-up menu (shown below), which appears below the Event browser, a red line appears across the top of the rejected frames.
If you’ve chosen Favorites Only or “Favorites and Unmarked,” the rejected clips disappear from view.
Choose File > “Move Rejected Clips to Trash.”
All the clips that are currently marked as “rejected” in any Event or project are queued to move to the Trash. This includes clips you may have marked previously, not only those you just rejected.
In the dialog that appears, do one of the following:
If you’re confident you know which clips you’ve previously rejected and you want to delete all of them, click “Move to Trash.”
The video is removed from your Events, but it still occupies space in the Trash.
If you want to review the clips that you’ve marked for deletion, click View Rejected Clips.
The Event browser shows just the rejected clips in the selected Event. Select any clips that you don’t want to delete, and then click the Unmark button.
To delete the rejected clips, click the “Move Rejected to Trash” button (A, below) in the upper-right corner of the Rejected Clips window.
Click the “Move to Trash” button in the dialog that appears; the video is removed from your Events, but it still occupies space in the Trash.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario

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