Neme,
The word in this context means the command is not available for use.
So if the bin is already empty, then the command will do nothing. You
will hear that word quite often, such as when browsing menus. It does
not mean something is broken.
From E.T.'s Keyboard...
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On 12/31/2025 5:37 PM, Estelita Clayton wrote:
Hi E.T., yes, I did this, and it says, empty bin dimm.
Maybe it's empty then, the word dimm is confusing me, I often heard
this word, and I have no idea what it means.
Anyway, thank you guys!
On Thu, Jan 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
<[email protected]> wrote:
And one can verify this by going to the bin on the dock, then
arrow
up to the Open menu item. Activate this it a Finder window opens
showing
its contents if any.
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On 12/31/2025 4:03 PM, Brad Snyder wrote:
> If the command in the pulldown menu is dimmed, that means it is
> unavailable. In the case of emptying the trash, it is dimmed
because
> there is probably nothing in the trash to empty.
> This is the same reason why it did not seem that the keyboard
command,
> CMD + shift + delete, was doing anything.
>
> - Brad -
>
> On Dec 31, 2025, at 17:14, Estelita Clayton
<[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hello, thank you guys to your reply.
>
> I tried the CMD + Shift + Delete, it didn’t work.I opened the
menu bar
> on finder, I found where voiceover says, empty bin command shift
> delete dimn.
>
> I have no idea how to spell this word, but it sounds like it.
>
> How can we undimn the command to work please?
>
> Nene
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM Brad Snyder <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> You can empty the Trash, or Bin as you call it, from the Mac's
> Desktop, or anywhere within Finder, by pressing the key
> combination CMD + Shift + Delete.
> If you add Option to the key combination, you will not
receive the
> dialogue asking if you are sure you want to empty the trash.
>
> HDH.
>
> - Brad -
>
> On Dec 31, 2025, at 07:58, 'Emma May' via MacVisionaries
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The way I do it is in finder. Open the menu with vo m and
then on
> the bit on finder right on the left I think it is you go
down and
> it says emptyty bin. Also you can open the bin app on the
doc and
> you will see an empty bin woman d, click vo space and it
will ask
> you if you are sure you want to delete what is in the bin
and you
> say yes and there you go. If anyone knows a command I’d love to
> also know. Love emma
>
> > On 31 Dec 2025, at 02:06, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Go to the menu bar, and on Finder, you find a command to
empty
> the trash. Its command shift delete.
> >
> > From E.T.'s Keyboard...
> > I reserve the right to be wrong. Which will never happen.
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> > On 12/30/2025 5:15 PM, Estelita Clayton wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello, using mac tahoe 26, is there a key command to
Empty bin
> in the doc?
> >>
> >> Thank you for any info, happy new year to all, love and peace
> in 2026!
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