The Windows 7 Explorer displays the file as empty but empty folder properties is not

Hello, I'm trying to delete empty folders from my computer. I am running Windows 7 Professional, and my user account is an administrator and the user account only on the computer.

When I use Windows Exlporer to navigate to the folder, it seems empty: "this folder is empty". But if I navigate back to the parent and then right-click on the folder and select properties it shows: "contains: 1 file, 0 folders" or for some records: "Contains: 2 files, 0 folders. Even when I run on the DIR of CMD file.

I have hidden files and folders checked to display and I have checked that I am the owner of the folder.

Any ideas?

Neil Benson, CRM Addict at Customery Ltd. You can join me onLinkedIn orTwitter, and we invite you to joinCustomery, an online community for people based in the United Kingdom Dynamics CRM.

One more step. I found another option in Windows Explorer: "Hide protected files of the operating system (recommended)". Just in case where you need help to find this option:

  1. Open Windows Explorer
  2. If not display the menu (file, edition, view, tools, help) options, click ALT
  3. Click on tools
  4. Select folder options...
  5. Click the view tab
  6. Untick: Hide the protected files (recommended) operating system

You can now see and search for files hidden, protected from the operating systems such as Thumbs.db.

I use fast empty folder of http://listeningpc.com Finder to find and remove empty folders.

Hope this helps someone else.

Neil Benson, CRM Addict at Customery Ltd. You can join me onLinkedIn orTwitter, and we invite you to joinCustomery, an online community for people based in the United Kingdom Dynamics CRM.

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