# Delete Empty Folders

**URL:** <https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-empty-folders/4484>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Created:** [August 1, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-empty-folders/4484 "2011-08-01T05:46:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-empty-folders/4484/1 "2011-08-01T05:46:16Z")

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Hello

I am new to automise and i was wondering if someone could help me. We are searching for old files and deleting them however their directories stay behind is there away to delete empty folder through automise

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Thanks in advance

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Jackson

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**Author:** ![stephen.ryan](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephen.ryan](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stephen.ryan)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-empty-folders/4484/2 "2011-08-02T01:27:47Z")

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Hi Jackson

I have created a simple example that demonstrates how you can achieve this. The project is commented to explain what I am doing.

Hope this helps.

Regards,  
Steve

[DeleteEmptyFolders.atz3](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d104657d0eabc3c8ff99062af94ceadbf50438a6.atz3) (4.008 KB)

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**Author:** ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-empty-folders/4484/3 "2011-08-02T03:01:53Z")

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Hi Steve   
  
Thanks steve all sorted  
  
Jackson