Is there a better way to delete downloads than one by one? Is there a way to open the folder and select multiple documents to delete?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7
You can do that in the Downloads folder the same way you can do it in any other folder. Open the folder, click on the top document, scroll to the bottom, hold the shift key down and click on the last document. You can then drag them all to the trash or control click and then click "Move to Trash."
Note that you can use shift click to select any range (not just first to last) and that you can use command click to elect individual documents that are not next to each other.
You can do that in the Downloads folder the same way you can do it in any other folder. Open the folder, click on the top document, scroll to the bottom, hold the shift key down and click on the last document. You can then drag them all to the trash or control click and then click "Move to Trash."
Note that you can use shift click to select any range (not just first to last) and that you can use command click to elect individual documents that are not next to each other.
Using the finder. I didn't know I could delete downloads from a web browser. I just want to clean up my laptop and get rid of downloads I don't want or need
Thanks for that. But is there a way to see the actual downloads names Inn order to select what you want to delete?
I'm not sure I understand. The downloaded file names are listed in the Downloads folder in Finder.
Are you talking about using the Finder to delete items in the Downloads folder?
Or are you talking about deleting downloads from within an app such as a web browser?
I thought maybe you were trying to clear an app's download section/list history. It is best to use the Finder for managing files.
Thank you
Is there a better way to delete downloads than one by one? Is there a way to open the folder and select multiple documents to delete?
