Delete empty directories

[zvd 0]

Does anyone have a script or suggestions on how to write one that would search for all empty directories/subdirectories and delete them?

[Guest checkist]

Well, ultra-ugly, super-inefficient method is..

cmd /c Xcopy [source] [temporary target] /s /a/h

delete [source], and rename [temporary target] directory to original [source]

Xcopy's '/s' switch recursively copies "Nonempty" subdirectories.

It may work. but it's too slow for any practical use.

(In short, this is useless)

[randallc 0]

Hi,

there are various recursive FileSearch" utilities on the forum.

At least one of them searches for directories too;

FileSearch gafrost

When you get to

              $hFile = FileFindFirstFile($szRoot & "*.*")

              If $hFile >= 0 Then

I imagine you could do an "else" (if no files ie empty), delete the current directory, or add name to a file for checking and deleting at the end from the file? -Interested to hear if you get it going!

Randall

[Jos 2,165]

Here is a script example that can delete files older than and remove empty directories... Edited April 30, 2005 by JdeB