recursively removing empty directories

empezar · 8th April 2006, 03:12

hello.

i've done an uninstaller that reads files from install.log.

i have one problem, it does not remove empty directories.

this is because when trying to remove directories, it looks like this:

C:\dir - not empty
C:\dir\dir2 - not empty
C:\dir\dir2\dir3 - not empty
C:\dir\dir2\dir3\dir4 - empty: REMOVE!

etc

my uninstaller leaves about 112 empty directories.

therefore, i was wondering if there is some sort of plugin or script or macro that i can use for recursively removing these empty directories?

Instructor · 8th April 2006, 04:41

Locate plugin "locate::RMDirEmpty"

8th April 2006, 03:12	#1
empezar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 114	recursively removing empty directories hello. i've done an uninstaller that reads files from install.log. i have one problem, it does not remove empty directories. this is because when trying to remove directories, it looks like this: C:\dir - not empty C:\dir\dir2 - not empty C:\dir\dir2\dir3 - not empty C:\dir\dir2\dir3\dir4 - empty: REMOVE! etc my uninstaller leaves about 112 empty directories. therefore, i was wondering if there is some sort of plugin or script or macro that i can use for recursively removing these empty directories?

8th April 2006, 04:41	#2
Instructor Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 665	Locate plugin "locate::RMDirEmpty" my functions

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