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MacBook Pro Option Key
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'Xcuse me?! Thaty looks like the "Apple Key" to me. Left of this key you just can see the "..ion" which is of course the "Option" key...
Posted by Matt on April 16, 2008
well on my mac pro its completly differnt.. it shows on bottom left, fn, cbtrl, alt and cmd instead of the apple, so how can i use option key? it aint there!
Posted by jack on October 06, 2008
The alt key left of the apple key works as the option key on these keyboard models
Posted by Graeme on October 14, 2008
I have the new macbook pro and cannot find the option button either... the alt button does not seem to work as the option button when i press it to do try and do a force quit etc.... what the hell??!?!?!?!?!
Posted by Jack on November 26, 2008
The alt button does work as the option key whist restarting in order to switch to windows, all you need to do is hold it until you see the switch menu.
Posted by Mandeep on December 16, 2008
I am trying to empty trash on my macbook pro. Some of the files in there are locked. I am advised to hold the option key when selecting empty trash, but this does not seem to work. Even when I get info and unlock the files, I get the same message that the file is locked! Help....
Posted by Carol Bailey on March 20, 2009
Open the trashcan... Hold ALT buttom while pushing EMPTY i upper right corner.
Posted by Henrik on May 20, 2009
Open the trashcan... Hold ALT while pushing EMPTY in upper right corner.
Posted by Anonymous on May 20, 2009
i just tried the option key and it turns out to be the function key too.
Posted by mari on August 05, 2009
I've tried holding down the alt key to delete files after the trash says it can't because they're locked. Now i get an error code -50 do you know what that means? Thanks
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2009
Re emptying locked Trash items on Macbook Pro - thanks for the tips. When I used the ALT key & EMPTY in upper right corner of Trash, this worked. So the ALT key appears to be the OPTION key!
Posted by Elizabeth on September 22, 2009
hey guys I'm new to mac. alt/option key what's its function
Posted by john thompson on October 11, 2009
Solution to all your problem with emptying trash: Log in as administrator and start Terminal. Type the following two lines:
admin$ ebay thiscomputer sell
admin$ pc buy
You will never have any problems again emptying trash. This solves also a number of other problems including slow operation, frequent crashes, and incompatibility. May save some money too. However, do not run this script if your priority is aesthetics and design.
admin$ ebay thiscomputer sell
admin$ pc buy
You will never have any problems again emptying trash. This solves also a number of other problems including slow operation, frequent crashes, and incompatibility. May save some money too. However, do not run this script if your priority is aesthetics and design.
Posted by wise guy on November 06, 2009
Solution to all your problem with emptying trash: Log in as administrator and start Terminal. Type the following two lines:
admin$ ebay thiscomputer sell
admin$ pc buy
You will never have any problems again emptying trash. This solves also a number of other problems including slow operation, frequent crashes, and incompatibility. May save some money too. However, do not run this script if your priority is aesthetics and design.
admin$ ebay thiscomputer sell
admin$ pc buy
You will never have any problems again emptying trash. This solves also a number of other problems including slow operation, frequent crashes, and incompatibility. May save some money too. However, do not run this script if your priority is aesthetics and design.
Posted by been there done that on November 06, 2009
Hi wise guy,
Thanks a lot for the script. I ran it and realized that it also reduces the amount of lies about the product that come from the manufacturer. Too bad for loosing the design, though.
Thanks a lot for the script. I ran it and realized that it also reduces the amount of lies about the product that come from the manufacturer. Too bad for loosing the design, though.
Posted by Dasy on November 06, 2009
What?! Everyone knows that mac is more stable and better OS than pc.
Posted by Joe on November 06, 2009
Everyone repeats after Steve "Mac is better than PC". But, knowing is something different. This includes testing, analysis etc...
Posted by Mark on November 06, 2009
Thanks for the healp, when I hold the atlt key on the left near the apple key and clicked on the Empty option it cleared my trash
Posted by Mohammed on June 01, 2010
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