Mac Tip: Empty Trash Without Confirming

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 Without Confirming

Do you really want to empty your trash, and as such get tired of seeing the warning message?

Well all you need to do is simply press Command + Option + Shift + Delete on your keyboard when in the Finder as shown below:

Doing so will delete any items from the trash immediately without warning.

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.