App Detail » Better Trash

What's New

1. Add a feature to show "added date to trash" of the trash item.
2. Fix some bugs when emptying trash files and folders.

App Description

Better Trash is a trash tool app on macOS, it's designed to help you solve problems that Trash can't be emptied, clean up the trash automatically, view the original location of the trash item, and view the history record of emptying trash with Better Trash.


1. Have you ever encountered the Trash can't empty?

Force Empty Trash ---can help you to delete the locked file or in use or other case from Trash.


2. Empty trash automatically

Auto Empty Trash ---can help you to empty trash automatically.

You can select When to empty by the different time frequency .

1 hour, 6 hours, Daily, 3 Days, Every week, Two weeks, Monthly, Two month.

Or you can set the storage limit for the trash.


For example: 500MB, 5GB, 10GB, 50GB and more....

When the trash exceeds the storage limit, it automatically empties the trash.



3. View Trash Source

Check the original location and file permission of the trash file.


4. View Empty Trash History

Record the history when you emptied trash with Better Trash, so you can restore the deleted item from the Time Machine backup.

Here is the product guide: https://www.fireebok.com/guide/how-to-use-better-trash.html 

If you have any question about the product, please feel free to contact us ([email protected])

App Changes

• June 14, 2019 Initial release
• August 17, 2019 New version 1.5.6
• August 19, 2019 New version 1.5.9
• November 26, 2019 New version 1.6.0
• January 14, 2020 New version 1.6.1
• July 15, 2020 New version 1.6.5
• November 12, 2020 Price increase: $4.99 -> $5.99
• August 06, 2021 New version 1.7.1
• October 04, 2023 New version 1.7.6
• April 25, 2024 New version 1.7.8
• April 25, 2024 Price decrease: $5.99 -> FREE!