Mac Tip: Empty Trash With Keystrokes

This Mac tip is provided by Mark Greentree and was originally posted on Mark’s blog – Everyday Mac Support. For more of Mark’s tips visit his site, follow him on Twitter, or browse his archive of posts here.


How To: Empty Trash With Keystrokes

Do you want to empty your trash but you couldn’t be bothered moving the mouse to the trash and right clicking?

You can also empty the trash by doing a keyboard shortcut. Simply press Command + Shift + Delete when in the Finder as shown below:

Upon successful entry of the shortcut you will be presented with the following popup window:

Should you wish to proceed simply press empty trash or if you would prefer not to empty trash then press cancel.

Mark Greentree

Mark Greentree is the principle blogger and podcast creator of Everyday Mac Support. His aim is to inform users at all levels of experience how to get the most out of the Apple hardware and associated software. He is the lead host of Not Another Mac Podcast, an Apple based round table discussion with Mac users and experts from all over world.