How to automatically delete empty folders on android

Have you ever connected your Android smartphone to the computer and have you verified that there are many empty folders? Although it is always advisable to check that they are not really necessary before deleting them, in general, many empty directories accumulate on the phone that we do not need at all or that have been left as waste after having uninstalled the applications that had created them. If you want to keep your Android smartphone a little neater and cleaner, we give you tips to achieve it.

Empty Folder Cleaner: remove all your empty folders with one tap

One of the applications most used by Android users to fulfill this function is Empty Folder Cleaner, which you can download from Google Play and which will allow you to delete all the empty directories on your phone with a single touch.

The process could not be simpler: enter the application, click on the Clean button ! and in a few seconds the screen will show you the list of all the deleted directories. Quick and uncomplicated!

How to automatically delete folders and files that do not serve us

If you are looking for an application that is also capable of eliminating residual application files and that also allows you to specifically select the folders where you want it to work, we recommend NoDir, which you can also download from Google Play. The process is not as simple as with Empty Folder Cleaner, but it is worth it if you are looking to have a little more control over cleaning your smartphone.

When you open the application, the main screen will show you sections for different functions: Size-alyzer is used to find and delete very large files, Dupe-tector helps you detect and delete duplicate content and App-zapper helps you get rid of residual files applications that have left after uninstalling them. But the section that interests us to delete empty directories is Dir-leter, the first one on the left.

Another very interesting function, as we show you in the image on the right, is the settings menu, Settings, which allows you to program days and times when you want the application to perform analysis of any or all of the previously mentioned sections (files residuals, large files, duplicate files, and empty directories). You can configure the preferences within each section and then program the automatic scan, which is really useful.

But one of the options that we really like is the ability to select specific directories in which NoDir will search for empty folders. In addition, you can also do a test scan, Demo, which does not delete any files: it only shows you which directories would be deleted if you actually performed the operation.

As you can see, within the menu you can also exclude certain directories if you don't want NoDir to interfere with them.

Conclusions

If you are looking for a quick and easy solution, you will find it convenient to use Empty Folder Cleaner, but you should use it from time to time to remove all the empty directories that have appeared over several days or several weeks. If you want an application that performs the scans and deletions once or several times a week, in addition to applying advanced selection options, NoDir is much more complete and will help you solve the problem without having to be pending.