# Remove items safely: the Trash, the Collector and Undo

> How MoreRoom removes items: one at a time or in one go with the Collector, always to the Trash first, with Undo (⌘Z) and History.

- URL: https://moreroom.app/support/remove-items-undo
- Topic: Freeing up space
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- Publisher: MoreRoom (Yando Pte. Ltd.) — https://moreroom.app

## In short

- Select an item and click Move to Trash in the inspector (or press ⌘⌫). MoreRoom asks you to confirm, then moves it to the Trash.
- With Pro, collect items from anywhere with Add to Collector (⌘K), check them in one list with Review & Free Up, and free them in one click.
- Everything goes to the Trash first: press ⌘Z or click Undo to put it back, or use History in the sidebar. MoreRoom never empties the Trash.

## How to remove an item and undo it

1. **Select the item.** Click it on the map, in the rings or the list, or in Free Up Space. The inspector shows what it is and its safety label.
2. **Move it to the Trash.** Click Move to Trash in the inspector, press ⌘⌫, or Control-click the item and choose Move to Trash….
3. **Confirm.** MoreRoom shows the item’s name and size and asks you to confirm. Click Move to Trash.
4. **Undo if needed.** A message at the bottom of the window confirms what was moved, with an Undo button. You can also press ⌘Z, or use History in the sidebar later.

## One item at a time (Free and Pro)

Select an item and click **Move to Trash** in the inspector, press `⌘⌫`, or Control-click it and choose **Move to Trash…**. In **Free Up Space**, **Downloads Cleanup** and the Smart Views, each item also has a trash button.

MoreRoom always asks first: “Move “*name*” (*size*) to the Trash?” — “You can undo with ⌘Z or restore it from History.” Click **Move to Trash** to go ahead, or **Cancel**.

A message then appears at the bottom of the window — for example “2.4 GB moved to the Trash” — with an **Undo** button, and the item disappears from the map.

## Many items in one go: the Collector (Pro)

The Collector is a basket for everything you want to free.

1. Add items with **Add to Collector** in the inspector, `⌘K`, the Control-click menu, or the **+** buttons in Free Up Space. **Add All Safe Items** adds everything labelled “Safe to remove” at once. Adding a folder replaces any of its items already in the Collector.
2. A pill appears at the bottom of the window: **Collector · *n* items · *size***.
3. Click **Review & Free Up**. The review sheet lists every item with its path, size and safety dot. Click **–** to take an item out.
4. Click **Free Up *size*** (or press `Return`). Items move to the Trash in one batch — one Undo puts them all back.

On the free plan, the **Add to Collector** buttons show a **PRO** badge and open the Pro sheet.

## Items removed by their own tool

Some items are removed by the tool that manages them, with its official command — for example `xcrun simctl delete` for a simulator or `brew cleanup` for Homebrew downloads. The inspector’s button then reads **Remove with** the tool’s name, and the confirmation tells you which command runs.

- These items don’t go to the Trash, so **they can’t be undone from MoreRoom**. Most of them can be downloaded or rebuilt again by the tool.
- Commands that delete for good are marked **Permanent** in the review sheet, which also warns you how many there are.
- Goal mode never picks a permanent removal among items labelled “Review first”.

## Undo and History

- **Undo**: click **Undo** in the message, or press `⌘Z` (**Edit › Undo Move to Trash**) to restore the most recent removal that can still be restored.
- **History**: click **History** in the sidebar. Each removal is listed with its number of items, size and date. Click **Restore** to put a batch back where it was. Batches removed by their tool show **Removed by tool**; restored ones show **Restored**.
- **Finder**: you can also open the Trash in Finder, Control-click an item and choose **Put Back**.

See [Restore something you removed](https://moreroom.app/support/restore-removed-items) for the details.

## The Trash is yours to empty

MoreRoom never empties the Trash: that’s your final decision. Until you empty it, the items still take space on your disk — that’s why the message says “moved to the Trash” rather than “freed”. When you’re sure, Control-click the Trash in the Dock and choose **Empty Trash**. After that, items can’t be restored.

## Excluded folders are never touched

MoreRoom never removes anything inside a folder listed in **Settings › Exclusions**, even if you select it.

## Related articles

- [Restore something you removed with MoreRoom](https://moreroom.app/support/restore-removed-items.md)
- [Safety labels: Safe to remove, Review first and Your data](https://moreroom.app/support/safety-labels.md)
- [Free Up Space and goal mode](https://moreroom.app/support/free-up-space-goal-mode.md)
- [I removed files, but my free space didn’t come back](https://moreroom.app/support/space-not-back.md)

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