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    Remove Empty Folders

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by CC268, Oct 24, 2011.

  1. CC268

    CC268 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just cleaning up my laptop and wondering what is the best way to remove empty directories/folders that are occupying my C drive?
     
    CC268, Oct 24, 2011
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    3Fees Notebook Deity

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    I just tried it out ,,program found 669 empty directories and deleted 273 of them, System is quite stable no problems.

    Cheers
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    3Fees, Oct 24, 2011
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  5. newsposter

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    How can you judge the 'stability' of a system less than 10 minutes after you did your work?
     
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    lol, if this took out any essential empty directories-you'd know very quickly on reboot and running programs--ne way, The system works fine,,today as well,, nice to clean up and streamline Windows 7 a little more. If you examine the program-you'd see he has taken precautions to ensure -system is stable--Read up on it,, :),,then try it yourself and see if your system is stable, create a restore point before you install it,,No way to go wrong.

    Who knows M$ may even buy this software idea from this gentleman and make it an platform update and or put it in Future Windows Operating Systems..My system cleanup was minimal--others with lots more programs would benefit even more...What do you think ?



    Cheers
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    3Fees, Oct 25, 2011
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  7. newsposter

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    empty directories place no stress on system resources, either on the disk or in cpu/memory loading......
     
    newsposter, Oct 26, 2011
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  8. tuηay

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    newsposter is right, in real world, no benefits..

    However, I'm one of those who disable services I don't use and delete empty folders, just like the clean feeling :)
     
    tuηay, Oct 26, 2011
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    This deleted 255 folders, 4.90MB. What I would actually love to delete is all those printer and un-used drivers.. Waste when you even don't have a printer.
     
    tuηay, Oct 28, 2011
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