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Spotless keyboard shortcuts

Spotless follows Mac conventions: Command is the main key, Command-Delete means move to Trash, and Shift-Command-Delete means empty the Trash, as in Finder. No shortcut deletes anything by itself. The delete shortcuts open the review, where you confirm.

Scanning

Keys	Action
⌘ R	Scan now
⌥ ⌘ R	Scan in the background. The window hides and the menu bar shows progress.
⌘ .	Stop the scan

Cleaning

Keys	Action
⌘ ⌫	Review ticked items before moving them to the Trash
⇧ ⌘ ⌫	Empty the Trash. You review it first.
⇧ ⌘ E	Export what would be removed, as a text file
⇧ ⌘ D	Open Recently Deleted

Around the app

Keys	Action
⌘ 1 to ⌘ 6	Home, Clean, Storage, Apps, Health, Safety
⌘ ,	Settings
⌘ [	Back
⌘ /	Show the shortcuts list inside the app

In the review sheet

Keys	Action
→	Add the item to the basket
←	Keep it
↑	Go back one item
Space	Preview the file in Quick Look
Return	Confirm
Esc	Close

In the space map

Keys	Action
⌘ A	Select everything shown
⌘ ↑	Up one folder
⌫	Up one folder
Esc	Clear the selection

Learning them quickly

Start with four: Command-R to scan, Command-1 to 6 to move between sections, Command-Delete to open the review, and Command-/ to show the list inside the app. Every command in the Actions menu shows its shortcut, and the menu is the same one you use for the mouse, so you can discover the rest as you go.

Why the review step gets the delete keys

Finder deletes at once on Command-Delete. Spotless puts a review between the key press and the Trash, because a cleaner works on thousands of items at a time. You see each path and size, tick or skip, and only then confirm.

MacBook keyboards

On a MacBook without a numeric keypad, the number shortcuts use the top row. If a shortcut does nothing, check that the key is not remapped in System Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts. Spotless avoids system shortcuts such as ⌘ Q, ⌘ H and ⌘ M.