How to Disable the Mac Empty Trash Warning (macOS and OS X)

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Every time I go to empty my Mac’s trash, I have to click yet another dialog box to confirm. I find this a tad annoying, but thankfully this is an option we can control.

Tired of clicking the “Empty Trash” button a second time whenever you empty your Mac trash can? This guide will show you how to disable that annoying confirmation message.

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Every time I go to empty my Mac’s trash, I have to click yet another dialog box to confirm. I find this a tad annoying, but thankfully this is an option we can control.

Tired of clicking the “Empty Trash” button a second time whenever you empty your Mac trash can? This guide will show you how to disable that annoying confirmation message.

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Every time I go to empty my Mac’s trash, I have to click yet another dialog box to confirm. I find this a tad annoying, but thankfully this is an option we can control.

Tired of clicking the “Empty Trash” button a second time whenever you empty your Mac trash can? This guide will show you how to disable that annoying confirmation message.

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Every time I go to empty my Mac’s trash, I have to click yet another dialog box to confirm. I find this a tad annoying, but thankfully this is an option we can control.

Tired of clicking the “Empty Trash” button a second time whenever you empty your Mac trash can? This guide will show you how to disable that annoying confirmation message.

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Finder Preferences paneFinder Preferences pane

Open Finder and navigate to Finder > Preferences.

Disable Mac trash empty warningDisable Mac trash empty warning

Uncheck the box for Show warning before emptying the Trash.

Then, close Finder. You’re all done!

Finder Preferences paneFinder Preferences pane

Open Finder and navigate to Finder > Preferences.

Finder Preferences paneFinder Preferences pane

Open Finder and navigate to Finder > Preferences.

Open Finder Preferences

Disable Mac trash empty warningDisable Mac trash empty warning

Uncheck the box for Show warning before emptying the Trash.

Then, close Finder. You’re all done!

Disable Mac trash empty warningDisable Mac trash empty warning

Uncheck the box for Show warning before emptying the Trash.

Then, close Finder. You’re all done!

Disable the empty trash warning

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