随着时间的推移，未完成的下载、早期安装的花絮和其他垃圾文件会累积并占用您的磁盘空间。虽然可以使用磁盘清理^{(Disk Cleanup)}或存储^(Storage)设置清除这些不需要的材料，但空文件和文件夹可能会继续存在。那么，在 Windows 中删除空文件夹或文件^{(delete empty folders or files in Windows)}是否安全？让我们来了解一下！

在Windows 11/10中删除空文件夹^{(Empty Folders)}是否安全？

一般来说，删除空文件夹是安全的，尽管您不会真正节省空间，因为它们占用 0 个字节。不过，如果您正在寻找的只是良好的家政服务，您可以继续。

在任何情况下，您都无法删除系统生成的文件夹。即使您能够删除Windows 创建的^{(Windows-created)}空文件夹，它们也会在系统重新启动后重新创建。

在某些情况下，您可能会看到一个对话框，说明您需要权限才能这样做。最好跳过或避免强行删除此类文件夹。

同样，如果Windows要求提供删除任何文件夹的管理权限，我建议您拒绝或选择Skip。

如果文件夹来自已卸载的Program Files 文件^{(Program Files)}夹，您可以安全地继续。

如果它们来自当前程序^(Program)文件夹，您仍然可以删除它们。如果特定程序在任何时候需要它，它们将被重新创建。

为慎重起见，我建议您第一次清空回收站^{(Recycle Bin)}，创建系统还原点，然后，如果软件允许您选择将空文件夹删除到回收站^{(Recycle Bin)}，而不是直接删除它们。

删除空^(Empty)文件、零长度文件或 0 字节文件是否安全？

不，最好不要删除此类零字节文件。

某些 MS 安装可能会使用零长度文件——卸载过程、邮件^(Mail)程序等。

盲目删除所有可能会导致您的 Windows 或您安装的程序无法正常运行。

因此，除非您知道要删除哪个零长度文件，否则最好不要删除它们；因为它们不占用任何磁盘空间！

相关^(Related)：System32 文件夹中的 tw tmp 文件夹是什么，您可以删除它们吗？

删除空文件和文件夹

Microsoft提供了一个用于删除空目录的单行批处理脚本：

for /f "usebackq" %%d in (`"dir /ad/b/s | sort /R"`) do rd "%%d"

但是，如果您正在寻找一种简单的方法，请查看这些免费软件以删除^{(free software to delete empty folders)}Windows 11/10 中的空文件夹。那里提到的查找空文件和文件夹^{(Find Empty Files and Folder)}免费软件也会为您查找和删除 0 字节文件。

Hope that helps!

Is it safe to delete Empty Folders or Zero-byte files in Windows 11/10?

Unfinished downloads, tidbits of earlier installаtions, and other junk fіles оver tіme build up and take up your disk space. While rеmoving these unwаnted matеrials can be cleaned up using Disk Cleanup or Storage settings, the empty file and folders mаy continue to exist. So, is it safe to delete empty folders or files in Windows? Let’s find out!

Is it safe to delete Empty Folders in Windows 11/10?

Generally speaking, it is safe to delete empty folders, although you would make no real space savings as they occupy 0 bytes. Nevertheless, if it is just good housekeeping you are looking for, you may go ahead.

You will in any case not be able to delete system-generated folders. And even if you are able to delete Windows-created empty folders, they will be re-created after a system reboot.

In some cases, you may get a dialog box stating that you required permission to do so. Best to skip or avoid forcefully deleting such folders.

Again, if Windows asks to provide administrative permissions to delete any folder, I recommend you say no or choose Skip.

In case the folders are from uninstalled Program Files folders, you can safely go ahead.

In case they are from current Program folders, you could still delete them. If the particular program requires it at any time, they will be re-created.

As a matter of abundant precaution, for the first time, I’d suggest you empty your Recycle Bin, create a system restore point, and then, if the software, allows you to, opt to delete the empty folders to the Recycle Bin, rather than just directly deleting them.

Safe to delete Empty, zero-length, or 0-byte Files?

No, it is best to not delete such zero-byte files.

Zero-length files may be used by some MS installation – uninstallation processes, Mail programs, etc.

Deleting all blindly may cause your Windows or your installed programs to function incorrectly.

So unless you know which zero-length file to delete, best NOT to delete them; as it is they don’t occupy any disk space as such!

Related: What are tw tmp folders in System32 folder and Can you delete them?

Delete empty files & folders

Microsoft offers a one-line batch script to delete empty directories:

for /f "usebackq" %%d in (`"dir /ad/b/s | sort /R"`) do rd "%%d"

But if you are looking for an easy way, check out these free software to delete empty folders in Windows 11/10. Find Empty Files and Folder freeware mentioned there will also find and remove 0-byte files for you.

Hope that helps!

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