Empty folders

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I notice there are many empty folders, especially in Windows\System32. Most
of these are dated from at least six months before I upgraded to WindowsXP
(from ME). Can I safely delete these, since they are just taking up room?

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"How much room can they take up if they are empty folders?"

Depends on whether the folders are taking up a lot of empty space or just a
little.

Sorry for making a joke at the OP's expense...it was just too tempting. To
somehow make things right, I would offer this suggestion: The folders might
appear to be empty if 'Display the contents of system folders' is unchecked.

Modem Ani

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uc9wYr5SFHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> How much room can they take up if they are empty folders?
>
> Do these folders have names?
>
> If they are system folders, you can't delete them.
>
> [[The System32 folder and its subfolders contain the core operating system
> files for your Windows XP installation.]]
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] t_sbnz.asp
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:uO2QFN5SFHA.2756@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
> Bill Leed <bill.neva@verizon.net> hunted and pecked:
>> I notice there are many empty folders, especially in Windows\System32.
>> Most of these are dated from at least six months before I upgraded to
>> WindowsXP (from ME). Can I safely delete these, since they are just
>> taking up room?
>