{"id":4461,"date":"2019-09-29T21:05:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T15:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/?p=4461"},"modified":"2020-09-11T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T10:19:56","slug":"permanently-delete-empty-folders-from-folder-structure-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/permanently-delete-empty-folders-from-folder-structure-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Permanently delete empty folders from folder structure in Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This post will show you how to remove empty folders from your folder structure altogether when copying files in Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why delete empty folders?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Making a folder tree smaller by removing empty folders is always good. You can access your files faster. You remove the unnecessary clutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us look at how this is possible using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>, a smart file copy program for Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Copywhiz?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility &amp; control over the file copying and backup process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Copywhiz<\/a> makes file copying a breeze: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copy only new or modified files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily pick files by name, extension, folder etc from bunch of folders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically organize files based on file attributes and metadata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files to multiple folders\/computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy files from multiple folders and paste them at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sync files between source and destination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick files from multiple folders and compress in single .zip file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schedule file backups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify copied files for data integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retain security attributes of files &amp; folders (ownership\/user access)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Features\" target=\"_blank\">Several more hidden nuggets<\/a>&nbsp;designed to make your file-copy task easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to delete empty folders<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Copy-Files-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Right-click on the folder from which files need to be copied and choose Copywhiz\u2013&gt;Copy from the menu as shown below:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paste-advanced-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paste-advanced-new1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paste-advanced-new1.png 780w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2016\/09\/paste-advanced-new1-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Go to the destination folder, right-click on it and select Copywhiz\u2013&gt;Paste Advanced. The advanced settings dialogue box will open.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Select the option \u201cDo not keep empty folders\u201d and click \u2018OK.\u2019 You can also preview your files and folders before actually copying them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Advanced-Settings-Do-Not-Keep-Empty-Folders.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Advanced-Settings-Do-Not-Keep-Empty-Folders.png 550w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Advanced-Settings-Do-Not-Keep-Empty-Folders-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Back in the Copywhiz main window, select the option \u201cPaste and delete original (move)\u201d and then click on the \u201cPaste Now\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Paste-delete-original.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Paste-delete-original.png 714w, https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Paste-delete-original-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The folders would have been deleted even before you go to the destination and check. This is the high speed assured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Copywhiz<\/a>. It also saves your time and effort when you have a large number of files and folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For tutorial videos, <a title=\"Copywhiz Tutorial Videos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCULI5s6KJn-0iDIeqJRUWQA\/featured?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube channel<\/a> for interesting videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about<\/a> Copywhiz. Download the free trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/Copywhiz\/Download\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a good day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for staying till the end :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post will show you how to remove empty folders from your folder structure altogether when copying files in Windows. Why delete empty folders? Making a folder tree smaller by removing empty folders is always good. You can access your files faster. You remove the unnecessary clutter. Let us look at how this is possible &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/permanently-delete-empty-folders-from-folder-structure-in-windows\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Permanently delete empty folders from folder structure in Windows<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-copywhiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4461"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6554,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4461\/revisions\/6554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conceptworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}