<# .SYNOPSIS Lists all empty directories in a directory tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script scans a directory tree and lists all empty directories. .PARAMETER path Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working directory by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-empty-dirs.ps1 C:\Windows ... ✔️ Found 39972 empty directories within 📂C:\Windows in 222 sec .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "$PWD") try { $stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() $path = Resolve-Path "$path" Write-Progress "Scanning $path for empty folders..." [int]$count = 0 Get-ChildItem "$path" -attributes Directory -recurse -force | Where-Object { @(Get-ChildItem $_.FullName -force).Count -eq 0 } | ForEach-Object { "📂$($_.FullName)" $count++ } Write-Progress -completed " " [int]$Elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Found $count empty directories within 📂$path in $elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }