Deleting files quickly?

I got my first Mac (iMac) a while back and I was wondering if there is a quicker way to delete files than right-clicking and selecting 'Move to Trash'. For example on Windows you just press 'delete' on the keyboard.

you can always select the file and click command+delete

PS: command is the key with the apple.

andrebnu said:

you can always select the file and click command+delete

PS: command is the key with the apple.

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yes, about 5 minutes after i posted that question, i found the answer on another website. but thanks anywheys.

also, i believe it's command+backspace.

smurfy said:

yes, about 5 minutes after i posted that question, i found the answer on another website. but thanks anywheys.

also, i believe it's command+backspace.

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Not on any Apple-made keyboard it isn't!

technologist said:

Not on any Apple-made keyboard it isn't!

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???

It works on my APPLE wireless keyboard (unless you are referring to the fact that it's not actually labeled "Backspace")

I think he is saying that because smurfy attempted to correct andrebnu who said it was command+delete, as if command+delete was wrong. As we know, command+delete does in fact work.

umm no. command+delete doesnt work for me. onl command+backspace.

two things you should note though:
1) im using a British layout keyboard, that could make some change
2) im using an Apple keyboard. the one that shipped with my Mac. I also read an switchers' guide (its in one of the stickies in this very section) which said command+backspace.

ive tried setting my keyboard option to U.S. and command+delete still failed to work...

RIDE said:

???

It works on my APPLE wireless keyboard (unless you are referring to the fact that it's not actually labeled "Backspace")

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Exactly. There shouldn't be a backspace key on any Apple keyboard. Just delete and, possibly, forward-delete

RIDE said:

???

It works on my APPLE wireless keyboard (unless you are referring to the fact that it's not actually labeled "Backspace")

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Unlike their portables, don't apple keyboards have a dedicated delete key? wont just hitting that work?

Unlike their portables, don't apple keyboards have a dedicated delete key? wont just hitting that work?

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It works for CD/DVDs in the superdrive...but not for mounted images.

smurfy said:

I got my first Mac (iMac) a while back and I was wondering if there is a quicker way to delete files than right-clicking and selecting 'Move to Trash'. For example on Windows you just press 'delete' on the keyboard.

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You can also use the delete icon in Finder (get it on the toolbar by right-click => customize).

technologist said:

Exactly. There shouldn't be a backspace key on any Apple keyboard. Just delete and, possibly, forward-delete

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oh...

so the key with the arrow pointing backwards is called delete on a Mac? its called backspace on windows, and in the tutorial i read.

Haha, yes, the "backspace" key is called the Delete key on Macs