Find Empty Folders with FolderSizes
Occasionally someone will ask us if FolderSizes is capable of finding and deleting empty folders from their system(s). The answer is a resounding "yes", and it's actually very simple.
Just select the file system path you wish to scan within FolderSizes (note that you can also enter a UNC network path into the Path box at the top of the screen) and allow file system scanning to complete. Next, click the Size column header in the results list twice to cause it to sort ascending (smallest on top). FolderSizes will show all the zero-length file system objects at the top of the list.
Tips: Consider hiding the display of files (turn off View | Show Files in the main menu) to better isolate folder objects during this process. Also note that if you have zero-length directories nested multiple levels deep, then you should engage the Deep Subfolder Display Depth setting (in the main menu, select View | Subfolder Display Depth | Deep).
Once you've got a listing of the zero-length file system objects, you can select the ones you don't want any more, right click, and choose Delete Selected Items.
This just scratches the surface of what FolderSizes can do. Download the free 15-day trial today and try it for yourself!
“ FolderSizes has really helped us to understand how our disk space resources are being used. Being able to use it to scan remote machines across the network is a huge benefit.”
~Peter Middleton, IT Storage Manager