How do I find empty folders?

Question

I would like to find all folders which are empty, ie do not have any files or subfolders in them, is that possible?

Answer 1

Yes, using a script you can do that.

Step 1. Limit the search to only folders

Set the file name expression type to be Folders Only.

Step 2. Pick the empty_folders.js script

Go to the Scripting Tab and activate the File name script. Pick the empty_folders.js script which is installed into the Sample Scripts folder, usually here:

C:\Program Files\Mythicsoft\FileLocator Pro\Sample Scripts\empty_folders.js

Click the Test button to make sure it works.

Step 3. Run the search

Now when you run the search you should find that only empty folders are found.