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title: Keyboard shortcut to delete files in Nautilus
kind: blog
description: When right clicking a file in the Nautilus file manager, there doesn't seem to be a way to delete files using a keyboard shortcut. Here's how.
words: 26
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2013-10-08T15:02:34.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-27T21:03:45+02:00'
tags:
  - nautilus
  - gnome
  - system-administration
---
Simply press CTRL+DEL to move the selected file(s) to the trash (without any confirmation dialog). Pressing SHIFT+DEL deletes the selected files immediately (with a confirmation dialog).