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Remove Empty Directories (RED) icon

Remove Empty Directories (RED)

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RED searches and deletes empty directories recursively below a given start folder and shows the result in a well arranged tree. Further you can create some custom rules for keeping and deleting folders. Empty files in directories can also be ignored.

Deleting folders

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

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Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Windows  RED is currently not compatible with Windows Vista or Windows 7 !
3.8 / 5 Avg rating (5)
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  1.  Portable

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  • empty-folder-finder
  • empty-folder-remover
  • delete-empty-folders
  • empty-folder-finders
  • empty-folders-finder
  • empty-folder-deleter
  • empty-folder-deleters
  • empty-folder-removers
  • remove-empty-folders
  • wasted-space

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  • Developed by

    DE flagJonas John
  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.8
  • Alternatives

    8 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about Remove Empty Directories (RED), and it has gotten 42 likes

Remove Empty Directories (RED) was added to AlternativeTo by jamesdedogs on Nov 5, 2009 and this page was last updated Feb 19, 2018. Remove Empty Directories (RED) is sometimes referred to as RED.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
TBayAreaPat
Feb 26, 2023
0

Can't get a truly empty folder/0 file readout with this program. I've double-checked... By default it will include what it considers empty folders including those with a tiny file it considers trash signified w/a little green symbol. But even after unclicking the default that says with files that are 0 count as empty (they may just be a few bytes) and restarting the program, some "trash file" folders still show w/the little green symbol. Most people may not be so particular, but I prefer Empty Folder Finder which will give a fully empty readout. On the other hand, it gives more options such as not including System Folders.

Top Negative Comment
Chaython Meredith
Oct 18, 2019
0

Finds empty directories, but only 0kb ones. Windows has empty directories of several kb due to "protected operating system files" Want to delete folders in my music dir, from when I migrated from itunes

krzysiu
Jun 2, 2020

It would be weird if the tool named remove EMPTY directories would remove directories that aren't empty, wouldn't it?

TBayAreaPat
Nov 30, 2022

I'm using 4 Dots Empty Folder Cleaner. It might suit you better.

krzysiu
Jun 2, 2020
0

A must-have! I wouldn't ask for any change or improvement - it's perfect. Very quick, simple, yet offers a lot of configuration options for people who needs customized search. I used it with a variety of directory names, including non-latin alphabets and there were no problems. There are internal safeguards to ensure that nothing will go wrong. I find hard to believe reviews saying it doesn't work. Apparently there are some files inside (hidden/system files?) or maybe filesystem needs checking. I used for years on different PCs, OSes with variety of options and it always worked.

Ola Johansson
Jun 14, 2014
0

Simply removes empty folders just as the name suggests. Perfect when you are cleaning up duplicated files with some other app. Like AllDup icon AllDup .

bawldiggle
Oct 25, 2020

AllDup is a duplicate FILES finder, not an empty folders finder

26-Oct-2020

BezantSoft
Jun 13, 2013
0

I've moved a couple of workstations up to Windows 8 Pro/64bit and it is still a champ for me.

TDL
May 26, 2011
0

Just a message to say that RED has been updated on feb. 2011. It is now compatible with Vista & Windows 7 so you won't have to do what is suggested in endolith's message.

endolith
Jan 26, 2010
0

RED is the best tool I've found for this, since it handles directories with nothing but junk in them (Thumbs.db, .DS_Store), lets you permanently protect directories from deletion, shows a nice tree view, etc.

I got it working in Windows 7 using the compatibility troubleshooter thing, but it doesn't seem fully compatible. It often crashes, due to an inability to read certain filenames.

http://superuser.com/questions/39674/recursively-delete-empty-directories-in-windows

What is Remove Empty Directories (RED)?

RED searches and deletes empty directories recursively below a given start folder and shows the result in a well arranged tree. Further you can create some custom rules for keeping and deleting folders. Empty files in directories can also be ignored. Just try RED to see the other features - no registry keys or system files will be touched.

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