How to Remove Empty Folders on Windows 11

1. Open File Explorer.

You can do this by clicking on the folder icon in the taskbar or pressing Win + E.

2. Navigate to the drive or folder where you suspect there are empty folders.

For example, C:\Users\Your Username\Documents.

3. Check each folder manually.

Right-click on a folder and select Properties to check its size. An empty folder will show 0 bytes.

4. Delete the empty folders.

Right-click on the empty folder and select Delete. Confirm the deletion if prompted.

1. Open Command Prompt.

Press Win + S, type cmd, and hit Run as administrator to enter.

2. Run the following command to navigate to the directory you want to check:

cd path\to\your\folder

Replace path\to\your\folder with the actual path.

Use a batch command to find and delete empty folders.

for /f "delims=" %i in ('dir /s /b /ad ^| sort /r') do rd "%i" 2>nul

(Note: In this article, we take the path: C:\Users\YNZQTECH-05\Documents\Test as a case to demonstrate.)

This command searches for all directories, sorts them in reverse order, and attempts to remove them.

1. Open PowerShell.

Press Win + X and select Windows Terminal (Admin) or PowerShell (Admin).

2. Run a script to find and delete empty folders.

Enter the following script to locate and remove empty directories (Make sure to replace 'C:\path\to\your\folder' with your target directory):

Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\path\to\your\folder' -Recurse -Directory |

Where-Object { $_.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -eq 0 } |

Remove-Item -Force

This PowerShell command will search through the specified directory and its subdirectories, identify empty folders, and delete them automatically. Make sure to double-check the directory path and review the folders before executing the command to avoid accidental deletion of important data.