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Disable the Command-Backspace "Move to trash" keyboard shortcut

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Mar 15, 20268041 views
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I use Preview to view PDF files (duh) and sometimes annotate them as well as search them profusely. I keep using the Command-Backspace combination to try to delete the current line I'm writing in the annotation or to clear the search box, but to my dismay it sends the currently open PDF file to the…

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Fix for: Disable the Command-Backspace "Move to trash" keyboard shortcut

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In System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts, add a shortcut for Preview (Move Selected PDF Document to Trash) that you are unlikely to type inadvertently, something like ^ ⌥ ⇧⌘ ⎋.

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