What is ↑ Shift + Del keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 135 programs in our database.

General description for this shortcut: Deletes selected file permanently by skipping the Recycle Bin.

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General (15)

Windows 11 - Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

HyperSnap 8 - Cut

Google Chrome - Remove predictions from your address bar (select with down arrow)

Windows XP - Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.

Windows XP - Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.

Opera - Move selection to clipboard

Mozilla Thunderbird - Delete message bypassing trash (no undo!)

Windows 3.1 - Cut the selected text to the clipboard

Firefox (macOS) - Forward

Firefox (macOS) - Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry

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VideoProc Vlogger (Windows) - Ripple delete

uTorrent - Remove and delete downloaded data

Quicken 2018 - Cut a field in the register

Exact Audio Copy - Clear current CD information

WinDirStat - Delete permanently (no way to undelete)

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Text editing (10)

TeXstudio 4.7.2 - Cut line or selecion

Most used text editing - Cut selected text

CudaText 1.88.3 - Cut to clipboard

Notepad2 - Cut

Notepad3 (v5.21) - Cut.

RJ TextEd 16.31 - Cut Selected text to the clipboard

PSPad - CutEx

Microsoft FrontPage - Cut selected text to the Microsoft Office Clipboard.

Scrivener 1.9.9 - Remove item

WPS Writer - Cut

Imaging (36)

CorelDRAW 2020 - Move one or more objects to the Clipboard.

PowerDirector 17 - Remove and leave gap

Krita 4.2.2 - Remove layer

Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows) - Ripple Delete

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete

Blender 3.4.1 - Cut

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete marker

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete knot

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete all active frames

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete all active frames

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Blender 3.4.1 - Delete all active frames

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete all active frames

Blender 3.4.1 - Delete all active frames

Paint 3D - Cut selected item

Harmony 20 - Remove art outside selection

Harmony 20 - Delete all morphing hints

Paint.NET - Cut

Final Cut Pro X - Replace the selected timeline clip with a gap clip

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (Windows) - Ripple delete

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (Windows) - Remove art outside selection

Adobe Photoshop (macOS) - Open Fill dialog box on background or standard layer

Imagine (Image and Animation Viewer) - Delete directly

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018 - Cut

Shotcut - Ripple Delete

ACDSee - Removes the current item from your hard drive

ACDSee Free - Deletes the current image to your Recycle Bin

Krita 3.0 - Cut

Shotcut (Mac) - Ripple Delete

FastStone MaxView 3.3 - Delete current image, pass Recycle Bin

Harmony 20 (macOS) - Remove art outside selection

Global Mapper 21 - UNDELETE the selected feature(s)

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (macOS) - Remove art outside selection

SketchUp 2022 Pro - Cut

DigiKam 8.1.0 - Delete permanently

Mylio Photos (Windows) - Delete from Album

Acorn 7 - Fill panel

System tools (3)

KDE Plasma Desktop - Delete Permanently

Royal TS - Delete selected object(s)

Everything - Permanently delete selected items

Developer tools (32)

Unreal Engine 5.0 (early access) - Delete and reconnect exec pins

Notepad++ - Cut

Unity - Delete

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Cut (delete the currently selected item and place it to the Clipboard)

FileMaker - Cut selected text

Turbo C++ IDE - Cut

SQLyog - Truncate Database/Table

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Cut

Lazarus IDE V3.6 - Cut selected components

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - Edit.Cut

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - [Sequence Diagram, UML Activity Diagram, Layer Diagram] Edit.Delete

WinDev 25 - Cut selected item

Qt Creator - Cut line

Atom (Windows) - core:cut

Free Pascal IDE - Move selected text to the clipboard

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (macOS) - Edit: Delete to End of Line

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.Cut

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - OtherContextMenus.MicrosoftDataEntityDesignContext.RemovefromDiagram

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.Delete

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.Delete

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.Delete

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.DeleteFromModel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.DeleteFromModel

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - Edit.DeleteFromModel

jEdit - Cut selected text to clipboard.

winIDEA - Cut the selection and put it on to the Clipboard

IBM COBOL Editor - Cut

Sublime Text 4 - Cut

Advanced Serial Port Terminal 6 - Clear String field in “Send” panel

SlickEdit 2023 - Cut selection

CudaText 1.218.0 (10.2024) - Cut

PyScripter 5.1 - Cut

File manager (8)

Q-Dir - Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin

Far Manager - (in drive menu) Disconnect flash drive

WinSCP - Delete selected files (alternative)

Xyplorer - Delete (No Recycle Bin)

Xyplorer - Delete all currently selected files (NO Recycle Bin)

Xyplorer - Remove selected item from Catalog (no prompt)

PeaZip - Quick delete

Mp3tag - Remove format strings which are not longer needed from drop-down lists

Media player (4)

PotPlayer 1.7 - Send selected files to Recycle Bin

AIMP - Physically delete selected files

MusicBee - Remove (hard delete)

MediaMonkey - Permanently delete selected tracks

Games - PC (6)

Lock On: Modern Air Combat - Lock on to previous enemy ground target

Football Manager 2023 - Cut to clipboard

OpenTTD 12.1 - Close all windows, even sticky ones

Football Manager 2020 - Cut

Timberborn - Force delete building

Fiddler - Delete unselected sessions

NewsBin Pro - Delete post

Productivity (44)

Epic - Delete a file, bypassing the Recycle Bin

Android - Delete the character to the right of the cursor

MindManager 21 - Cut to the Clipboard

Luna (DAW) - Shift Clear

Luna (DAW) - Shift > Clear

Guitar Pro 8 (Windows) - Delete the beats

Microsoft Publisher 2021 - Cut the selected text or object

Steinberg Cubase 10.5 - Remove selected tracks

Nuendo 10 - Remove selected tracks

Vegas Pro 18 - Cut selection

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Vegas Pro 18 - Copy selection

Twist - Delete

Diagrams.net - Delete selected cells with connections / labels

Beyond Compare 5 - Delete permanently

Beyond Compare 5 - Delete permanently

Edius Pro 9 - Cut (Follow Mode)

Todoist (Windows) - Delete selected task(s)

Guitar Pro - Delete the beats

memoQ 10.5 - Cut

Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - Cut

ActivePresenter 7 - Crop to range

MYOB AccountRight - Cut

Edraw Max 9.4 - Cut text

Jama Connect - Cuts a text fragment to the clipboard

Wondershare Filmora 10.1.6 - Ripple Delete (Delete and Close Gap)

Oracle PeopleSoft - Edit cut

Caseware Working Papers - Cut a selection of text

Logo Accounting - In receipts and invoices, delete line

Lacerte - Cut the selected text

Nuendo 10 (macOS) - Remove selected tracks

Zotero 5.0 (Windows) - (from My Library) Move to Trash without Confirmation Dialog

Zotero 5.0 (Windows) - (from a collection) Move to Trash

Zotero 5.0 (Windows) - Delete Collection and Move Items to Trash

Zotero 5.0 (macOS) - (from My Library) Move to Trash without Confirmation Dialog

Zotero 5.0 (macOS) - (from a collection) Move to Trash

Zotero 5.0 (macOS) - Delete Collection and Move Items to Trash

AVS Video Editor 9.1 - Cut object

Wondershare Filmora 10.1.6 (macOS) - Ripple Delete (Delete and Close Gap)

RX 8 Audio Editor (macOS) - Remove Clip Gain from selection

Onyx - Delete

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Remove Time

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Cut

Todoist (Web) - Delete selected task

SelfCAD - Delete all

Scientific (6)

Altium Designer - Cut selection

Altium Designer - Clear the selected waveform from the Waveform Analysis window and copy it to the SimData Editor's internal clipboard

Eplan Platform 2.9 - Cut elements and copy into the EPLAN clipboard

PowerScribe 360 - Cut text

Simulink - Data Inspector - Hide all data cursors

AVEVA PI Server 2018 SP3 - Cuts (deletes) the selected object and copies it to the clipboard

Hardware (1)

Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard - Delete selected item without moving it to the recycle bin first/permanent delete

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Table of contents

General (15)
Text editing (10)
Imaging (36)
System tools (3)
Developer tools (32)
File manager (8)
Media player (4)
Games - PC (6)
Social & Messaging (1)
Productivity (44)
Scientific (6)
Hardware (1)

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