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## The *remove-empty-dirs.ps1* PowerShell Script
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This PowerShell script removes all empty subfolders within a directory tree.
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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remove-empty-dirs.ps1 [[-DirTree] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-DirTree <String>
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Specifies the path to the directory tree
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./remove-empty-dirs C:\Temp
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Removes all empty subfolders within a directory tree
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script removes all empty subfolders within a directory tree.
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.PARAMETER DirTree
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Specifies the path to the directory tree
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./remove-empty-dirs C:\Temp
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$DirTree = "")
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try {
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if ($DirTree -eq "" ) { $DirTree = read-host "Enter the path to the directory tree" }
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$Folders = @()
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foreach ($Folder in (Get-ChildItem -path "$DirTree" -Recurse | Where { $_.PSisContainer })) {
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$Folders += New-Object PSObject -Property @{
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Object = $Folder
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Depth = ($Folder.FullName.Split("\")).Count
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}
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}
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$Folders = $Folders | Sort Depth -Descending
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$Deleted = @()
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foreach ($Folder in $Folders)
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{
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if ($Folder.Object.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -eq 0) {
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$Deleted += New-Object PSObject -Property @{
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Folder = $Folder.Object.FullName
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Deleted = (Get-Date -Format "hh:mm:ss tt")
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Created = $Folder.Object.CreationTime
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'Last Modified' = $Folder.Object.LastWriteTime
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Owner = (Get-Acl $Folder.Object.FullName).Owner
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}
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Remove-Item -Path $Folder.Object.FullName -Force
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}
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}
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"✔️ Done."
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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