Delete empty files in a folder

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1

I want to delete empty files from a folder. Like empty text file excel file. how it can be achieved.

2

Use Invoke Code activity and use a VB.net code something like below:

Dim info As New FileInfo("C:\Amalendu\Projects\NOV\AMS\Testing Team\Docs\New Text Document.txt")
Dim length As Long = info.Length

If(length = 0)
	info.Delete()
End If

Now one thing you need to do before it is get all the files inside a directory and loop through those files with the above code.

3

Hi @Shashi123

Alternative way strictly with UiPath acitivties:
Delete empty files.xaml (8.9 KB)

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4

@loginerror will it delete empty folder and sub folders too??

5

It has been a while since I made this one. From the screenshots here, I can see that it lists only the files in a directory (as this was the requirement here) :slight_smile:

You should be able to easily adapt the code though, you will simply have to research the Directory class :slight_smile:

However, I don’t see the point to loop through all the subfolders to delete them. You only need to delete the root folder once, no?

6

Only if it is blank, and for that all subdir should be empty and deleted then only root folders should get deleted.

7

Hello Shashi,
In this video I do a lot of stuff with Files:
At minute 11 I use FileInfo this will help you to check for empty files:

6:00 Move files to do Rename
6:55 Delete files
8:15 Delete only PNG files
8:55 Delete all the files except PNG files
9:55 Move files
11:10 Delete files that are older than 2 weeks
Thanks,
Cristian Negulescu