Removing empty folders


  1. LM2008
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    Removing empty folders


    Is there a real benefit in removing empty and unused folders? because i tried an application called Remove Empty Directories and removed a lot of empty folders (after a system image backup), but i don't see any real improvement.
    Last edited by LM2008; 15 May 2011 at 06:37.
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  3. logicearth
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    No it won't improve anything. Directories are merely an entry in the Master File Table.
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  4. nitroman84
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    The only possible benefit I could imagine is simpler navigation in a less cluttered system. But even that is a stretch.
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  6. LM2008
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    Thank you guys, i will uninstall the application then.
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  7. fimble
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    nitroman84 said:
    The only possible benefit I could imagine is simpler navigation in a less cluttered system.
    That is the only advantage and very useful if you do a lot of browsing in your system folders.

    An empty folder consumes zero bytes so there's no space saved.
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  8. LM2008
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    usually the only folder in Windows folder that i browse is C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download to delete junk left by Windows Update, but the browse is quickly.
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