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Batch delete empty folders
Date: Feb 4th, 2006 2:02:33 am - Subscribe
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boogidaboogida: Notpad++

For future reference:

To delete a bunch of empty folders using notpad++, these are the steps:

a.) use command prompt
1.) Go to Directory
2.)

code:

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dir /ad/b/s | sort /r >filename.bat

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3.)open batch in notpad++
4.)Ctrl-H something at start of line and replace with

code:

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rd "

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+ stuff to be replaced
5.)Ctrl-H and Regular Expression on
6.) Search for $, replace with "
7.) run bat file.

More help here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,805015,00.asp

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