Remove files from USB without using trash

This is actually a tip which after searching the internet I never found and devised the method for myself. I thought finding a place for it for future reference would be helpful.
Problem: Delete files from a removable drive (USB, etc.) and free the space without emptying the system trash.
My method: Move the files in Finder (not copy) off the drive in question to the internal HDD of the computer (pick or create a temporary folder for simplicity) using CMD-drag. You will notice when you press CMD after beginning to drag the files in finder that the "plus" sign will disappear.
Once you have moved the files the space they occupied on the removable drive will be freed. You may then delete them from the temporary folder as you wish.

If there's an app that plays .avi's, it may have file sharing
beyond that, no idea. Because you have to get it onto the iPad and into the video app.
I can't recall, if the video app will play avi's, then you can use the camera connection kit and if you follow the correct naming convention, you can import the files onto the ipad, watch them, then delete.
Files with names of exactly 8 characters, located in a folder named DCIM (you're fooling the camera connection kit to think your videos are from a camera.)

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