Empty folders are really empty?

[Biff]

The folders being shown as empty, are they always, without exception, really empty? Or are folders with sub folders and / or 0 byte files considered to be empty:


So could I remove shown folders to be empty without problems?

[void]

The empty: search finds folders that are empty in the Everything index. This may be different to what is actually on disk.

For NTFS volumes with no exclude filters, emtpy: should be very accurate.

Please double check with Right click -> Properties (Alt + Enter) and make sure number of subfolders and files is 0.

[Biff]

I have many thounds of emtpy folders, so I could select thousands or 377 ones for example of them and press ALT+ENTER and if it shows 0 files (Dateien) I can delete all of them? But that would not work (correctly) for exFAT volumes?

[void]

I can tell you they are empty if the property page shows 0 files.
It's up to you if you want to delete them.

But that would not work (correctly) for exFAT volumes?

Everything may not be able to detect all changes to exFAT, you can use the same property page to see if the selected folders are truly empty.

[Biff]

I can tell you they are empty if the property page shows 0 files.
It's up to you if you want to delete them.

Yes, well, well, I would say so too. I want to remove them if they are really empty, if not I don't.

Everything may not be able to detect all changes to exFAT, you can use the same property page to see if the selected folders are truly empty.

Alright, so the same procedure as above.

Many thanks

[therube]

Note the difference between

empty:

and

size:0 folder:

[Biff]

Alright, I will try to, thank you.

[NotNull]

I would suggest you expand yor Everything query from I: empty: to

Code: Select all

I: empty: !attributes:L

That way you exclude folders like "C:\Documents and Settings", so you don't accidentally try to delete those (You can recognize reparse point folders like these by the shortcut link symbol in their icon).

[Biff]

Alright, I will expand that query, thank you very much!

[void]

Just to clarify, empty: means no subfolders and no files.

If you want to search for folders with no subfolders, search for: childfoldercount:0
If you want to search for folders with no files, search for: childfilecount:0

[Biff]

Thank you, I will add those to new filters.

By the way, may be a field for notations (may be in "Edit filters") would be good.