Batch-delete empty folders with RED

After using Windows for several months, chances are, that parts of your hard drive will contain many empty folders nested several levels deep. One of the reasons for this is frequent installation and uninstallation of software – some poorly-designed installers are the culprits here and leave empty folders after uninstall.

Needless to say, it is impossible to delete such empty folders by hand. We need an automated way to do this – use a tool like Remove Empty Directories. It is freeware and comes in two versions – one requires admin rights (and removes empty folders more effectively) and a normal version.

Steps to remove empty folders

1. Download RED and install it. Choose the “Windows installer (Admin edition)”.


2. Open RED. Under Scan, choose a folder and hit Scan Folders.


3. After scan is done, the list of folders to be deleted is shown. Review a few folders to ensure that the program is not picking any non-empty folders. You can do this by right-clicking and opening them in Windows Explorer.


4. Hit Delete Folders button.


5. Now, empty Recycle Bin, as it contains all the deleted folders.

An original article by TechZilo

Batch-delete empty folders with RED

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