How to Turn Off the Empty Trash Warning on a Mac

When you empty the Trash, are you annoyed by the warning that pops up every time? Here's how to disable it.

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Hard Disk Toolkit (FWB Software)

Instructions

- 1
  
  Select the Trash icon.
- 2
  
  Click on the File menu and choose Get Info (or press Command + I).
- 3
  
  Uncheck the box that reads "Warn before emptying."

Tips & Warnings

You can turn off this warning temporarily by pressing Option while selecting Empty Trash from the Special menu. This also trashes locked files.
If you accidentally erase something you didn't mean to, use a disk utility that includes an "Unerase" feature, such as Norton Utilities for the Macintosh or Hard Disk ToolKit.

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