Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 12.06.2015, 21:14
Can FC find and remove empty folders with 1 or 2 clicks or so?
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Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 12.06.2015, 22:10
Search for "*" (no quotes) and use these settings (save as profile):
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 12.06.2015, 23:14
Many thanks, joby_toss,
This settings must be the right one:
I missed / disregard - sorry - to say to also find the empty sub folders of an empty folder (being not empty when containing a sub folder). So, how can FC find and remove all of the folders being empty or having a (sub) folder or more being empty?
How could I keep this path variable:
So, when I press CTRL+F the path of the active panel should be entered.
With these settings
FC finds this:
Showing the folders with 0 Byte(s), but they aren't empty, each of them contains about 100 MB to 2 GB files. What am I missing?
Many thanks again.
This settings must be the right one:
I missed / disregard - sorry - to say to also find the empty sub folders of an empty folder (being not empty when containing a sub folder). So, how can FC find and remove all of the folders being empty or having a (sub) folder or more being empty?
How could I keep this path variable:
So, when I press CTRL+F the path of the active panel should be entered.
With these settings
FC finds this:
Showing the folders with 0 Byte(s), but they aren't empty, each of them contains about 100 MB to 2 GB files. What am I missing?
Many thanks again.
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 13.06.2015, 11:44
Sorry, never went too deep into this option...
The easiest way to do it is by using a dedicated software, like this one:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2165
or this one:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2168
The easiest way to do it is by using a dedicated software, like this one:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2165
or this one:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2168
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 13.06.2015, 13:04
The size option in the search dialog is "File size" and not "Folder size" - it works for files only.
You can find empty folders as follow:
- switch view to details
- add new columns to the view: Files, Folders, Items
- restart the program
- go to the folder you want to search for empty subfolders
- switch the view to "Plain view - folders"
- each folder with the column Items=0 is empty (you can sort on the column)
- if you check the Files and Folders column you can find out which folders have no files or no subfolders
You can find empty folders as follow:
- switch view to details
- add new columns to the view: Files, Folders, Items
- restart the program
- go to the folder you want to search for empty subfolders
- switch the view to "Plain view - folders"
- each folder with the column Items=0 is empty (you can sort on the column)
- if you check the Files and Folders column you can find out which folders have no files or no subfolders
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 13.06.2015, 22:49
Many thanks for the links, joby_toss.
Yes, the first program is already in use, but it's a bit sluggish and sometimes it uses about 300 MB of RAM or more. Very much for such a small program.
The second program I will try, thanks again.
Many thanks, Marek,
Done.
Hmmm, the column profile "empty folders" all the times automatically switches back to another profile (e.g. when I switch to plain folder view or back or a new file is added / deleted, I guess, I missed a setting).
Alright, a very nice approach, good to know, may be to search for empty folders and delete them a couple of times within half an hour or so there are too many clicks needed, but I can use it anyway.
Can FC automatically mark all of the folders having 0 items in them or a single sub folder only? Or mark all of the folders with a special amount of items / folders, e.g. more than 5 items (or folders) in a folder?
Many thanks again.
Yes, the first program is already in use, but it's a bit sluggish and sometimes it uses about 300 MB of RAM or more. Very much for such a small program.
The second program I will try, thanks again.
Many thanks, Marek,
Done.
Hmmm, the column profile "empty folders" all the times automatically switches back to another profile (e.g. when I switch to plain folder view or back or a new file is added / deleted, I guess, I missed a setting).
Alright, a very nice approach, good to know, may be to search for empty folders and delete them a couple of times within half an hour or so there are too many clicks needed, but I can use it anyway.
Can FC automatically mark all of the folders having 0 items in them or a single sub folder only? Or mark all of the folders with a special amount of items / folders, e.g. more than 5 items (or folders) in a folder?
Many thanks again.
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 22.07.2015, 00:44
I made a bat file that does this for me.
delete-empty-directories.bat
with the following in the file
save the bat file to a location and then call up the bat file in your favorites
and use the %activedir% for the start folder
It will scan the current directory and all subdirectories and deletes empty directories.
It works from the subfolder level and goes backwards, so it will also delete directories that only have other empty directories.
after the setup, it's one click, and it does it super quick!
delete-empty-directories.bat
with the following in the file
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for /f "usebackq delims=" %%d in (`"dir /ad/b/s | sort /R"`) do rd "%%d"and use the %activedir% for the start folder
It will scan the current directory and all subdirectories and deletes empty directories.
It works from the subfolder level and goes backwards, so it will also delete directories that only have other empty directories.
after the setup, it's one click, and it does it super quick!
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 22.07.2015, 20:56
Many thanks, therealjd,
That sounds great.
I cannot get it to work, it looks like that:
http://i.imgur.com/UXbgh3h.png
http://i.imgur.com/o6g6goB.png
I start the bat, a black DOS box appears, but the folders are still there.
That sounds great.
I cannot get it to work, it looks like that:
http://i.imgur.com/UXbgh3h.png
http://i.imgur.com/o6g6goB.png
I start the bat, a black DOS box appears, but the folders are still there.
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 22.07.2015, 21:57
the syntax looks correct. What does the dos box show?Dirk wrote:Many thanks, therealjd,
That sounds great.
I cannot get it to work, it looks like that:
http://i.imgur.com/UXbgh3h.png
http://i.imgur.com/o6g6goB.png
I start the bat, a black DOS box appears, but the folders are still there.
Also make sure hidden items are set to show, perhaps you have hidden files on those folders..
culprits can be things like thumbs.db, desktop.ini, etc
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 22.07.2015, 22:43
I had tried a few times to recognize the text, but it runs to fast. Can I stop the scrolling?the syntax looks correct. What does the dos box show?
Do you mean for testing or generally? Hmmm, could that mean, folders containing hidden items might be removed though not empty? The folders I created and used for testing do not contain any hidden item.Also make sure hidden items are set to show, perhaps you have hidden files on those folders..
Ah, I see, you mean one could think a folder is empty although being not empty.culprits can be things like thumbs.db, desktop.ini, etc
Alright, so it just does not work with me, so I will keep on using the old programs I have.
Many thanks anyway.
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 22.07.2015, 23:44
you can add a second line to the bat fileDirk wrote:I had tried a few times to recognize the text, but it runs to fast. Can I stop the scrolling?the syntax looks correct. What does the dos box show?
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for /f "usebackq delims=" %%d in (`"dir /ad/b/s | sort /R"`) do rd "%%d"
pause
Ahh! noticed something.. your variable in FC XE is wrong..
your variable has an "e". i select the variable from the button, so there's no mistake for spelling.
Basically, it's been running the command, but searching in your "I:\programme" directory the whole time
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 23.07.2015, 00:02
Oops, the empty folders obviously are searched (and removed) at another place. It appears something like that can end very inconveniently, say somehow disastrously.
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Drücken Sie eine beliebige Taste . . .Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 23.07.2015, 00:24
well the reality is the command will still only remove empty directories.. so shouldn't mess with anything critical. 
did you correct the %ActivDir% variable?
did you correct the %ActivDir% variable?
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 23.07.2015, 00:37
Well, yes, well, well, it should....and may be empty directories are needed at other places...well the reality is the command will still only remove empty directories.. so shouldn't mess with anything critical.
I didn't even know there was anything to be corrected.did you correct the %ActivDir% variable?
Re: Find and delete empty folders?
Posted: 23.07.2015, 00:49
I edited my last post.. (refresh the page?)Dirk wrote:Well, yes, well, well, it should....and may be empty directories are needed at other places...well the reality is the command will still only remove empty directories.. so shouldn't mess with anything critical.
I didn't even know there was anything to be corrected.did you correct the %ActivDir% variable?
That explains why the bat file was not running on the active pane.
%activedir% should be %ActivDir%