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• Deleting empty folders: "Thumbs.db" - what is?

  Advice on another thread I posted, I moved my photos of a large number of individual files to a folder, preferring to use the tags and other criteria to rank them in an organization "flat-file".

  Now I remove empty folders, those who used to store individual photos.  I go about deleting these, I encounter a warning message to the effect "Thumbs.db is a file system.  If you remove it, really bad things could happen, etc. "I want to get rid of these files, but how can I not create more problems with"Thumbs.db"everywhere where it is (it showed anywhere that I can see, and I checked the box for folders show system files.)

  Hello

  Yes as long as you intend to remove the folder and its contents and then the warning can be ignored.

  It keeps the info/cache the thumbnails in this case so it is usually better to leave it as it is.

  Disable caching of thumbnails of Windows 7 in the hidden thumbs.db files
  http://www.technoleros.com/turn-off-caching-of-Windows-7-thumbnails-in-hidden-thumbs-DB-files/

  How to erase and reset the Cache of thumbnails in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/10797-thumbnail-cache-clear-reset.html

  Even if you have deleted a thumbs.db file in a folder that you want to keep thumbs.db should be rebuilt.
  (Not all real photos however, who would stay deleted.)

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• How to find and delete empty folders in XP SP3?

  Is there a SECURITY program or process to find and remove all empty folders on my XP SP3 system?

  Is there a SECURITY program or process to find and remove all empty folders on my XP SP3 system?

  I suggest that you don't do that. Just because a file is empty does not mean that it is not part of an application installed or even Windows. If the folder is empty, it uses almost no space. Let him.

• Is there a risk to delete all empty folders

  I'm a "degunking" from my computer.  I have removed several unwanted files and delete empty folders.  I would like to make a mass delition of empty folders and I wonder if there is a danger in this procedure.  The program I have to delete these folders tells me that it is y 989 on my system.

  I think you're about you for nothing.  These empty folders can be temporary custodians for a variety of applications that may not be able to recreate them when necessary.

• Empty folders

  Don't know what section to put this in, so bear with me ^^

  Sometimes, when you have programs on your computer, then uninstall... they sometimes leave behind their records. Even if you do not use a large program to uninstall ^^.

  I thought I had once found a program on the computer to get rid of these empty folders, but I can't find it-.-. I hesitate on downloading anything to do so because although I like downloading things I dislike giving access unknown program in this area.

  So, how can I delete these empty program files 'mass '? Thank you! ^_^

  Hello Jeania,

  Thanks for posting on the Microsoft answers Forum.

  Empty folders are mainly the result of a bad uninstall. Expect the uninstall to remove all instances of files, shortcuts and registry entries, but this isn't always the case. I've included three different 3rd party tools that you might want to consider to remove 'empty records. " You can also search the internet for others that may better meet your needs.

  http://www.onetipaday.com/2007/09/03/delete-empty-folders-with-remove-empty-directory/

  http://www.systemlifeguard.com/empty-folder-Finder.html

  http://articles.TechRepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5054033.html

  Note: The use of third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  Thank you

  Marilyn
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Empty folders "masters" and "clones" on the data store

  Clean an old data store, so I can get back to the place of SAN, I migrated all the models and virtual computers out of the data store (and deleted empty folders that leaves behind migration.  (Grrr...).  There are two empty folders left on this data store, called "clones" and "masters".  Nobody here knows how they got there, but they look like type system.  Anyone know if they are system files that may be moved or may be deleted?  (Screen attached)

  no system records, if they are empty it is safe to delete.

• How can I find all empty folders and delete them.

  My music has a bunch of files that are empty, but it will always to watch alone.  I want to search by size or someway that will make it easier to find and remove

  Hello!

  If you do not want to delete all empty folders only! go to the computer and in the top right click on search. Click type and select folder, now again click search and click on size, select 0 and click on search.

  This should list all the empty folders

  Concerning

• Skype prevents the removal of empty folders!

  1. I use Skype only for Conference calls and interaction of students in university level and regular group tasks. In other words, I refuse any connection to anyone do not actively participate in a class with me at one time or another for the next two years.
     
     Now, I noticed a "remarkable" feature in Skype for these last two days (48 hours).
     
     I had to remove the empty of my desktop system folders and not until I completely closed and you leave Skype (ver. 7.22.85.109 on Windows 7 x 64) made this stop "have action."
     
     In other words, when Skype does NOT work my OS works as expected.
     
     It should be noted here is;
     
     1: I've not linked, shared or any files included in a file sharing activity to any else via Skype or a Skype session.
     
     2: the files are empty! Deleting the file, simply not work records.
     
     3: the content of the folders is not associated with uni and so has no objective sharing ever existed with or by the use of Skype.
     
     4: no application used to interact with the content of the folders have interacted with Skype never directly or indirectly.
     
     So now, the question remains:
     "Why is Skype lock up my empty folders, preventing them to be deleted"?
     
     The path to these files are NOT in systems or paths of Skype but on other players or on my desk!

  There is nothing interesting in the information "filtered". The only one I can see, is that you have VirtualBox running application, so you can stop it and see if that changes anything.

  In addition, the version of ( Internet Explorer (IE11) installed on your computer is not refreshed (judging by the mashtml.dll error messages shown in the log). Know that no matter what browser you use, Skype is still using IE engine installed on your computer.

• Problem of empty folders

  After many synchronizations and removes it from the music, I noticed that the clip keeps empty folders that contain music that I deleted. Of course, this might not be a problem but, after a while, it really bothers me if half of your content repository empty folders without files into it. It really prevents navigation.

  BTW, when will there be a new version of firmware, the bugs should really attaches to the top.

  There is no way to get the Clip to do it automatically.  To make it less tedious, you can use a tool such as:

  http://download.CNET.com/remove-empty-directories/3000-2248_4-10755867.html

• Moving files/folders left behind empty folders

  This had me crazy since I was first a Vista computer.  It does on each of them, 32 and 64-bit.  Updates are up to date and we are running SP2.

  If I try to move a folder to a directory on the hard drive to another directory on the same hard drive, Vista often leaves behind empty folders.  This tends to happen more often when I finish by merge records.  However, it is a lot of your time to verify that all files were actually moved and then delete files.

  I've seen a lot of this problem on the internet announcement, but I have yet to see a solution.

  I can't reproduce your situation. I use Vista Home Premium.

  I right click on the folder, I want > click on move to Foder in the context menu > navigate to the new location I want > click on move. The folder is moved. No folder empty left behind.

  No chance that you opened the file and moved the items to the folder? If so, you'd have an empty folder left behind.

  For the benefits of others looking for answers, please mark as answer suggestion if it solves your problem.

• How can I remove empty folders on my hotmail page?

  All I want to do is remove empty folders from my hotmail page! Instead of a simple answer, I must seek in this convoluted impersonal Microsoft gibberish that is not healp my blood pressure! Help!

  If you mean empty folders in hotmail Folfer pane...

  Place your cursor on the records > you will see a symbol 'gear-like' on the right side > click on this symbol > in the pop up box, click on manage folders > will display the list of folders > put a checkmark in front of the empty folder > click on delete at the top.

  Hope it's what you're asking.
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• Can I remove empty folders such as MSI1de5d.tmp in C: / drive?

  Original title: Tmp files.  What are the empty folders such as MSI1de5d.tmp in C: / drive?  I have @ 75.  Can I delete? by daytripper

  MSI1de5d.tmp what are the empty folders like this?  Who and why are they created?

  Hello

  Have you done a recent software or hardware changes to the system?

  By default the TEMP is %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp but MSI (Windows Installer) has always put msixxx.tmp serial % systemroot%\TMP.

  MST files are special files that are used to specify parameters or options during a program installation.

  Nothing in the Temp folder can be deleted safely once the computer has been restarted.  No matter what is there, all the files created there have been created on a temporary basis.

  You can delete the files after restarting the computer.

  You can also use Disk Cleanup to delete these files.

  Delete files using disk cleanup

  For more information, see the article:

  TempFolder property

  Hope the helps of information.

• Why windows continue to create empty folders?

  {Have you noticed that windows or another program is the creation of empty folders, for example: c:\users\demetri\appdata\local\{3A2C4E3D-D69A-465C-AF43-B38E28212618} anyone know why these files are created and it's ok to delete?

  Hello

  There is a bug in the Windows Live programs.

  The files contain no data and are all 0 bytes. You can delete these folders.

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• Cannot delete empty folder

  original title: empty folders

  Cannot delete empty folder

  Also, make sure that no other programs (for example, the command line Windows) do not use such a record.

• How can I remove (empty) folders in Lightroom?

  After slaughter of the bad shots and do a bit of re-organization, I was with many empty folders.  "Withdrawal" in Lightroom takes them out of the catalog, but leaves empty folders on the disk.  Is it possible in Lightroom to remove a record catalog and drive?  At present, it seems like a two-stage process: delete the catalog, and then in the Finder.

  It sounds like a simple question, but I couldn't find an answer after spending a lot of time looking on the Web and poking around in Lr.  I found a few (older) posts on various sites/blogs help that suggests LR should remove empty folders automatically; This is certainly not the case for me.  Others said you should be able to delete a file using the context menu, then choosing Remove (any indication it works in Windows, not Mac).

  I use Lr 5.7 (creative cloud version); MacBook Air with OS X Yosemite; photos (where empty folders are) stored on a Synology NAS.

  Many thanks for any help.

  Charles

  It is likely to be a problem of SIN/OS... delete an empty folder to my Synology NAS does not remove the folder, while if I do the same with an empty folder on a USB3 connected external drive the folder IS deleted.

  But Rob is also correct that the folder must be empty to remove the disc occurs.