Tools to Easily Remove Empty Folders in Windows 11

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Many people wonder if it is safe to delete empty folders. Although doing this will not save you any disk space, it is still a good idea for just housekeeping. 

Deleting the empty folders that occupy 0 bytes will help you to eliminate clutter. If you have a lot of such empty folders, there are many software and tools made for this purpose. These not only erase but also search for empty folders in your Windows 11 PC. Here’s a list of such resources. 

4dots Software 

This is a specialized web authoring and localization software. It offers various programs for desktop, video, graphics, audio, web design, office, system, PDF, and file management. Its file management software can:

 

  • Combine text files
  • File unlocker 
  • MD5 Hash Check
  • Multiple search and replace
  • Split byte 
  • ZIP self extractor maker
  • Erase duplicate lines
  • Independent EXE locker
  • Copy text content
  • Empty Folder cleaner
  • Copy path to clipboard

 

Here are the instructions for deleting empty folders through 4dots software:

 

  1. Run the software.
  2. Choose the folders you want to be scanned in Windows. 
  3. Do right-click on the folders and choose Remove Empty Folders 
  4. The software will automatically open with the particular chosen folder. 
  5. Click on the Scan button and wait.
  6. The empty folders will be showcased in a tree and list arrangement. Check the folders you want to delete.
  7. Click on the Delete Empty Folders button.
  8. If you click on Uncheck All and Check All, the featured empty folders are chosen and unchosen.
  9. You can also filter the structure of empty folders. Enter the filter value in the textbox and click on the enter button.

 

Choose Options from the Tools menu. This will take you to different options for the application. From here, you can see whether the empty folders will be shifted to the recycle bin or erased permanently. 

Clone File Checker 

This easy-to-use tool removes duplicate videos, music, documents, images, and all other files. It scans the duplicate files in external hard drives, Network Drives, Mac, and computer. Here are the one-click operation instructions to delete empty folders:

 

  1. From the Clone File Checker interface, press the Remove Empty Folders button.
  2. In the new window, click on Add Path to identify the folder needed to be scanned.
  3. Press the Empty Folder button.

 

The Deleted Directories tab will show all deleted files. 

Remove Empty Directories 

This tool displays the empty folders before erasing them. Here are other features of Remove Empty Directories:

 

  • It can identify directories with empty folders and Protected folders. 
  • It enables the blacklisting of directories by employing filter lists.
  • It supports numerous delete modes.

 

The tool allows you to search for and erase empty folders directly from the context menu. Here are the simple instructions:

 

  1. Launch the settings of Remove Empty Directories.
  2. Press the Integrate button. This will integrate the tool’s entry into the Explorer context menu. 

 

Empty Folder Nuker 

This portable app hunts for and erases all empty folders. It enables you to erase the files in the Recycle Bin. Since Empty Folder Nuker enables Shell integration, users can right-click on a folder in the computer and find empty folders inside 

 

  1. Run the software to scam for empty directories in the chosen folder.
  2. Press the Find button to see all the empty folders. 
  3. Delete them to the Recycle Bin. 

 

This portable and lightweight app doesn’t demand installation. 

Advanced Win Utilities Free

This valuable, multipurpose software for Windows offers an “Empty Folder Removal” tool. The instructions to use it are:

 

  1. Scan any folder or drive for empty directories.
  2. A single click will delete the empty directories.

 

The settings include ignoring certain file types too.