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O.M. asked in Computers & InternetProgramming & Design · 8 years ago

How to delete empty folders in Windows?

I'm looking for Windows command prompt equivalent of Linux command:

find -depth -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;

Update:

Eventually I've found out:

for /f "usebackq" %d in (`"dir /ad/b/s | sort /R"`) do rd "%d"

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  • Laurence I
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    start a dosbox( cmd.exe)

    type in

    HELP

    these are the dos commands.

    for any command eg RMDIR type in the command followed by /? eg

    RMDIR/?

    usually a folder cannot bedeleted if it has SYSTEM attribute set or

    it contains HIDDEN items

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    make particular there are not any hidden archives and/or subfolders. To reveal hidden archives and folders flow to regulate Panel, Folder ideas, View Tab and decide "educate Hidden archives and Folders". click keep on with, then click ok and reboot.

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