PowerShell/scripts/list-empty-dirs.ps1
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<#
.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
}