To delete a file, must I drag it to the trash? or can it be deleted with keystrokes such as Command/delete?

To delete a file, must I drag it to the trash, or can it be deleted with keystrokes such as Command/delete?
2nd: How to get rid of a program? Some seem to come with an uninstall file in the folder. Others do not. Will it require dragging the application and its files to the trash? or will that be incomplete? Thanks.

Most files will let you delete with the delete key if highlighted. I mostly right click on a file and choose Move To Trash.
Depending on what program it is determines how to delete it. Some are just as simple as moving to the trash. Some have uninstallers which remove them. It's best to google each application when you want to delete one to find out if it has an uninstaller and how to completely remove them. I always check to be sure to completely remove it.

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http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html for starters.

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Hello guys,
My late 2009 iMac has a software problem, I think.
First of all I cannot drag files from a folder to trash.
I got to open the folder in finder, then drag it to the trash, then I have to enter my password.
But then the file is gone, but my trash is still empty, with no files in it.
I've readen all the files on the support page, It is not the 'save delete' problem either.
If someone can help me that would be very nice!
Greetings, Philip Brouwer

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Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
ls -@Oaen De* | open -f -a TextEdit
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
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☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
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