Efficiently manage screenshots and restore multiple items from Trash on Mac

1.How can I easily cycle through images and delete them on Mac using keyboard shortcuts, similar to Windows?

Put all the screenshots into a single folder. Then open the folder. Select all the screenshots in the folder. Then Control-Click the selected group of files (anywhere in the marked selection area) and then select Open With > Preview.

2. What is the proper way to restore/put back multiple items from the Trash at once?

Open the Trash. Select all the files you want to restore to a single location/folder (e.g. your your Desktop). Then drag them to that location/folder (e.g. your Desktop). AFAIK there is no batch restore from Trash to multiple folders; you can only restore to one folder at a time.

One option is to select some image in the Finder and hit the Space bar to access QuickLook. Then move to other images via the arrow keys. Hit Command-Delete to move the image to trash (then you have to start over, though). More QuickLook options:

https://support.apple.com/en-euro/guide/mac-help/mh14119/mac

new to Mac...(?)

You can use the up/down arrow (ex. Desktop Folder in the sidebar) to navigate between images.

You can select multiple items in the Trash hold the Command key ( or Shift key to select top and bottom includes everything in between.) and then drag & drop them back to your Finder.

Command A selects All

Finder>Settings>Sidebar makes changes to include useful folder.

reference—

ref: Get started with your Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/get-started-with-your-mac-mchl3a2c2cb0/mac

ref: Use the Finder on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchlp2605/mac

Change how folders open in the Finder on Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-how-folders-open-in-the-finder-on-mac-mchlp1032/26/mac/26

ref: Sort and arrange items in the Finder on Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchlp1745/mac

ref: Customize the view for a folder

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchldaafb302/26/mac/26

Mac keyboard shortcuts

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102650

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Quick addition about deleting your screenshot files while viewing them in Preview.

You can view the batch of screenshot images in Preview & scroll through them. But in order to delete any you will need to do that in the Finder, not in Preview. You could just have both a Preview window & a folder window open side-by-side and work between them.

I thought of another option to achieve what I think you were referring to re: windows.

Open a Finder window. Navigate to the folder where all your screenshots are located (even if it's your Desktop folder). Change the view to Icon view. While still in that folder, do View > Show View Options (CMD-J). Drag the Icon Size slider to resize the icons to a size you like. After that you may also want to resize the Finder window and also clean up the view by doing either View > Clean Up or View > Clean Up By > Name.

That way you can both view the screenshots, scroll through them and drag any to the Trash that you do not want to keep.

You can also change where your screen shots end up...

Make some changes to Options— Shift Command 5

ref: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/take-a-screenshot-or-screen-recording-mh26782/mac

Once I have my options set I strictly use the old way of doing business for screen shots —

Shift Command 3

Shift Command 4

ref:Take a screenshot on your Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361

Open Finder and use the 4th or 5th buttons:

Control click works for me (which is the equivalent of right click – I think.)