Detect and delete empty folders

To detect and delete empty folders, here’s a Python script that recursively scans a directory and removes all empty folders:

python
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import os

def delete_empty_folders(directory):
    # Walk through the directory from bottom up
    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(directory, topdown=False):
        # Check if the folder is empty
        if not dirnames and not filenames:
            try:
                os.rmdir(dirpath)
                print(f"Deleted empty folder: {dirpath}")
            except OSError as e:
                print(f"Failed to delete {dirpath}: {e}")

# Replace this path with the target directory
target_directory = "/path/to/your/folder"
delete_empty_folders(target_directory)

How It Works:

• Uses os.walk with topdown=False to ensure it processes subfolders before their parents.

• Checks if both dirnames and filenames are empty, meaning the folder is empty.

• Uses os.rmdir() to delete the folder.

Notes:

• Only deletes truly empty folders (no files or subfolders inside).

• Update target_directory to your actual path.

Let me know if you need a version with a GUI, a CLI interface, or to run on specific platforms like Windows only.