How Do I Delete A File With My KeyBoard If I Don't Have A Delete Key?

Hey,


So many sites tell you how to delete files using cmd+delete even though multiple articles say that most mac users don't user a full keyboard which don't have a delete key. I can't find a thing on how to delete a file with your mac keyboard if you don't have a delete key, is that because you can't? I need a way of doing this.


Somebody posted on my previous post when I was asking how do I create a delete key (so how do I map a key to become the delete key), this person said I can highlight multiple files at once and then move them all to the trash, as in why don't I just do that?


I can't do that because most of the items that I'll be deleting are images, audio files and video files that I don't know what they are. I have been studying music at Uni for the past 5 years so I just have so much junk that I don't need on my mac from years going by.


Does anybody have a solution to my problem? Thanks.

Posted on Jan 30, 2017 5:56 PM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2017 6:27 PM

Ahhh that has solved my problem thanks a lot stedman (nice name). I thought since the actual command to delete is cmd+delete I didn't think cmd+backspace would be an equivalent. My key does look like a backspace with a back arrow, it doesn't say delete on it. It seems like your keyboard just has a few different labels on it to mine.

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Jan 30, 2017 6:27 PM in response to stedman1

Ahhh that has solved my problem thanks a lot stedman (nice name). I thought since the actual command to delete is cmd+delete I didn't think cmd+backspace would be an equivalent. My key does look like a backspace with a back arrow, it doesn't say delete on it. It seems like your keyboard just has a few different labels on it to mine.

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