# A script block (anonymous function) that will remove empty folders
# under a root folder, using tail-recursion to ensure that it only
# walks the folder tree once. -Force is used to be able to process
# hidden files/folders as well.
$tailRecursion = { param( $Path ) foreach ($childDirectory in Get-ChildItem -Force -LiteralPath $Path -Directory) { & $tailRecursion -Path $childDirectory.FullName } $currentChildren = Get-ChildItem -Force -LiteralPath $Path $isEmpty = $currentChildren -eq $null if ($isEmpty) { Write-Verbose "Removing empty folder at path '${Path}'." -Verbose Remove-Item -Force -LiteralPath $Path }
}