Right. I forgot about the option key. I personally think it's better to have the safety mechanism of going to the Trash first. I have accidentally deleted my share of items without realizing it until later so the command-z to undo the command wasn't available at that point.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain Lion AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Jan 27, 2015, at 10:36 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > The cmd-shift-delete does not do that. You can have the GUI ignore the “Are > You Sure” dialog when emptying the trash by using cmd-option-shift-delete > reducing one step along the way. In my opinion, opening Terminal and using > the “rm” command also does not actually make it any faster as the poster is > hoping. It would take more keystrokes to change to the Terminal app, enter > the “rm” command followed by the file path, than a quick cmd-delete to put > the item in the Trash, then a cmd-option-shift-delete to empty it. I recall > a thread a number of years back somewhere on the Net where people were > discussing the same sort of thing. Some folks think it’s better the Windows > way, others prefer the safety of the Apple way, it’s all a matter of opinion, > I guess. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jan 27, 2015, at 07:06, Erik Heil <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> This problem is solved simply. If go into the terminal, and use the "rm" >> command in order to delete your files, they are not moved to the ~.trash >> directory. Unfortunately, their doesn't seem to be a way to change this >> behavior from within the GUI, but perhaps other users will correct me. Hope >> this helps. >> >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 1:27 AM, The Believer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Unlike Windows, there does not seem to be a way to permanently delete a >> file. It goes to Trash then you Empty Trash. Its a good safety measure but >> there are times its an unnecessary extra step. >> >> Are either of these apps accessible? Trash X and Trash Without. Or are >> there other apps that are better? >> >> From The Believer. . . >> . . . what if it were true? >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
