I have never done anything that complicated.  I simply hit command shift delete 
and everything is deleted.  I don’t know of a simpler way to do it.
Jeff


> On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:53 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries 
> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> 
> I actually went in to the trash and selected all the items with Command A and 
> then chose to delete all the items and had to put in my password.  I thought 
> there would be a quicker way than having to go into the trash.  In windows 
> you can press the application key and delete everything at once.  Is there 
> not a similar way on the Mac as there use to be.  That was where the 
> contextual menu came in.  You’d highlight the Bin folder and then VO M and 
> move the down arrow and the empty bin button would be there and you’d press 
> the enter key.
> 
>> On 25 Feb 2021, at 22:47, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> wrote:
>> 
>> When in Finder, just hit:
>> 
>> Command + shift + backspace/delete - whatever that key is called.
>> 
>> Jeff
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:43 PM, 'Kawal Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries 
>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello.
>>> 
>>> Please could someone tele me how to delete stuff out of the bin or Trash on 
>>> the Mac please as the VO M contextual menu isn’t working.
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Kawal.
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