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Move to trash by using delete instead of cmd-backspace in Finder

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20264673 views
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Problem

How do I remap ⌘⌫ to just in Finder in order to move items to the Trash? And no, "that is just the way Apple works" and "This is to prevent you making mistakes" are not valid answers.

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delete

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Fix for: Move to trash by using delete instead of cmd-backspace in Finder

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There are two options that both might break Finder. You can try to adapt this solution to map Spacebar to fullscreen Quick Look, but you will have the same issue: Pressing backspace anywhere (e.g. renaming a file) will activate the menu item. You ca…

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