Im trying to use shortcuts to clean up my mac by closing programs and cleaning up folders and for the most part have got it to accomplish what I need, but what I’m really having trouble getting it to do is automatically empty my trash. Is there a way to have it empty your trash?
I do a lot of work that frequently has lot of files in my downloads folder and a lot of work apps that are always running. At the end of my day I like to run a shortcut and it will close all my open work programs, delete my downloads etc. Im trying to have it also empty my trash as part of this shortcut.
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Matthew Ogilvie
You can do this using scripting. So add the Shortcuts action "Run JavaScript for Mac Automation." Then use this code in that action:
function run(input, parameters) { Application("Finder").trash.empty(); }In the “Trash”, using a shortcut along with the “Date Modified” and “Date Added” (which I believe I enabled because it does not normally appear) columns, is there a way to delete items older than a certain number of days? I know that it is possible to use the “Remove items from the Trash after 30 days” option in “Finder Preferences” but 30 days is longer than I would like.
Douglas: No, there' no easy way to do that. If you'd rather delete things sooner, just Empty Trash at the end of each week or day or something.