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How to Delete Files with the Delete Key on Mac
With Supercharge
- Open the settings of Supercharge, and click “Tweaks”.
- In the “Finder” section, turn on “Move files to Trash with ⌫ (Delete) instead of Command⌫”.
- Select a file in Finder, and press ⌫. The file moves to the Trash.
It also works with the Backspace key of external keyboards. It cannot be on together with the Supercharge setting that goes back to the previous folder with ⌫.
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- Platform
- macOS
- Requires
- macOS 26.4 or later
- Released
- September 2024
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- No personal data collected
- Updated
- September 2026
- Version
- 1.30.1
- Size
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Without an app
- Move to the Trash: Select the files, and press Command⌫, or choose “File › Move to Trash”. You can also drag them to the Trash in the Dock.
- Delete at once: Press OptionCommand⌫. The files do not go to the Trash, so you cannot get them back.
Apple’s keyboard shortcuts. Command⌫ is easy to learn, and it protects you from deleting a file by accident. Supercharge is for when your fingers expect ⌫, like when you also use Windows.