Find & Delete Empty Folders

[MrMcGoo]

There are free programs that do this, but is there any way to find empty folders and subfolders within TC so they can be deleted?

Thanks.

[Ovg]

2MrMcGoo

try plugin DirSizeCalc and search. http://www.freeimagehosting.net/6kkdz

[MrMcGoo]

2MrMcGoo

try plugin DirSizeCalc and search. http://www.freeimagehosting.net/6kkdz

Wow! Thank you Ovg. That worked perfectly!

Brilliant solution!

[Ovg]

2MrMcGoo
Thanks to Lefteous

[white]

There are free programs that do this, but is there any way to find empty folders and subfolders within TC so they can be deleted?

Using Total Commander only without any additional plugins, it's awkward but can be done.

Save the following text in a file named TCDeleteEmptyFolders.b64 and then double click the file in Total Commander.

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Inside is this:

(Don't create any sub folders in this folder!!!)

Add 'Delete empty folders in right panel' function to Total Commander
=====================================================================

This file describes how you can use Total Commander to find and delete
folders with no files in it. Folders containing folders but no files
will also be deleted.


INSTALLATION

1) In the Total Commander program folder, create a sub folder named
"DeleteEmptyFolders" and put this README.TXT file in it as a reminder.
(Unpack TCDeleteEmptyFolders.zip to the Total Commander program folder)

2) Add the following to the [SyncOptions] section in wincmd.ini
(menu Configuration/Change Settings Files Directly)

[SyncOptions]
DeleteEmptyFolders_L=%commander_path%\DeleteEmptyFolders\
DeleteEmptyFolders_Wcs=|*
DeleteEmptyFolders_Flags=25|63|6

3) Add the following button to your button bar
(select and copy text between BEGIN and END and paste onto your button bar)

========BEGIN========
TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
SYNCOPEN DeleteEmptyFolders

wcmicons.dll
Delete empty folders in right panel


-1
=========END=========


USAGE

1) In the right panel go to desired folder and click the
'Delete empty folders in right panel' button

2) In the synchronize directories dialog click the Compare button
and then the Synchronize button

3) Click the OK button to delete the empty folders

4) Afterwards, you may have to refresh the contents of the right panel
(press Ctrl+R or F2 while right panel is active)

[Ovg]

2white

You are a rock! I take off my hat to you!

[Horst.Epp]

2white
For me the steps Compare and Syncronizealways
want to copy the readme.txt from left to right.
The option Right: Delete all empty directories is grayed out
?

[white]

2white
For me the steps Compare and Syncronize always want to copy the readme.txt to the directory to be deleted.
?

Check the filter at the top middle. It should read "|*" , not "*.*"!

[Horst.Epp]

2white
For me the steps Compare and Syncronize always want to copy the readme.txt to the directory to be deleted.
?

Check the filter at the top middle. It should read "|*" , not "*.*"!

Thanks, found it.
My filter was |*\
Don't know why I had that \ on end of the string

[Lefteous]

When using dirsizecalc for this task there are better fields than 'Size' - 'dirsizecalc.Contains'=Files=No' for example.

See the documentation for more info.
http://lefteous.totalcmd.net/tc/docs/dirsizecalc/readme.htm#use_cases_delete_empty_folder_trees

[Peter]

Since September 2014, there is a similar tool:

Empytcheck - http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/emptycheck.html

Peter

[makinero]

1. Size (bytes KB, MB or GB)
2. Allocated (bytes KB, MB or GB)
3. % of percent
4. Total Files

http://www.imagebam.com/image/ec89c3358936352

[Lefteous]

2makinero
What is your point? Is this an Explorer extension or another plugin?

Size in percent relative to parent sounds interesting!

Empytcheck
All the checks are performed in foreground thread, so that highlighting schemes with this plugin displayed the colors immediately when navigating file system.

I wonder if there are many content plugins that actually create threads. TC itself might call content plugins in a background thread if the plugin allows it. DirSizeCalc doesn't create threads BTW

[Gert]

I tried the suggestion by @white:

There are free programs that do this, but is there any way to find empty folders and subfolders within TC so they can be deleted?

Using Total Commander only without any additional plugins, it's awkward but can be done.

Save the following text in a file named TCDeleteEmptyFolders.b64 and then double click the file in Total Commander.
...

and it uses the Command-> "Synchrinize Dirs.." functionality which maybe due to this added sub directory in the program folder now has an "empty directories" checkbox (but I seem to remember it, so not sure whether that is really a new addition).

My point is that the base folders in a large subtree which only contain folders but have no files are still mentioned for delete when you press synchronize, but when you press synchronize they magically survive the deletion. That is exactly what you want, but it is a bit a daunting task to press the Synchronize button in that case. Could we not better not offer those base folders at all that contain deep in the tree still some files in some subfolder? It would make me feel much more comfortable pressing the button.

[Fla$her]

it is a bit a daunting task to press the Synchronize button

I advise you to take a look here. There you will find faster and simpler solutions, in particular, without dialogs.