| Action | Empty Trash |
| Shortcut | ⌘ + ⇧ + Delete |
| Platform | Mac |
| Category | Finder & Text |
On Mac, you can empty trash with ⌘ + ⇧ + Delete. Empties the Trash. It sits in the Finder & Text group and is one of the Mac shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Mac conventions.
Open the app or screen where you want to empty trash.
Press ⌘ + ⇧ + Delete.
Empties the Trash.