Empty File / Placeholder Cleaner
Flag or remove 0-byte files and folder placeholders before you archive a batch.
What is Empty Cleaner?
A tidy-up pass for batches that contain 0-byte placeholders — .gitkeep files, aborted exports, interrupted downloads — before they get zipped and shipped to someone else.
How it works
The file list is filtered by size, which the browser reports without reading the file's contents, so the scan is instant. Depending on the mode you pick, the archive contains everything except the empty files, or only the empty files so you can inspect them.
- Add your files. Drop files (or a whole folder) onto the drop zone. Browsers hand the contents straight to the page, so nothing is uploaded.
- Choose the options. Pick the format, compression, naming rule or split size. Any change re-computes the preview immediately.
- Download the result. Run the tool and grab the archive, the extracted files or the report. Multi-file results come back as a single .zip.
Examples
A 240 MB photo folder → a 52 MB .zip
JPEGs are already compressed, so the archive only saves 10–15% — but adding the folder structure and a manifest makes the upload verifiable.
A download cut off at 1.4 GB
The File Splitter cuts it into 500 MB chunks that fit the host's limit, and the File Joiner reassembles them, refusing any set with a missing part.
A release bundle with checksums
The Manifest Generator writes sha256sum-style lines next to the files, so the recipient can prove the download arrived intact.
Common mistakes
Expecting ZIP to shrink photos, video or audio
Those formats are already compressed; deflate typically saves single digits on them. ZIP is at its best on text, JSON, CSV, logs and source code.
Treating ZipCrypto as real encryption
Traditional ZIP encryption is legacy and breakable. It stops casual snooping only — for secrets, encrypt the contents with AES-256 first.
Renaming extensions to convert a file
Changing .png to .jpg does not change the bytes inside. Some programs will refuse the file, or display garbage. Use a real converter when the format must change.
Splitting without keeping the suffixes
The parts carry .001, .002 … suffixes on purpose: the joiner orders them by number and fails loudly when one is missing, instead of producing a corrupt file.
Frequently asked questions
Can it find empty folders?
Not from a file picker — browsers hand over files only, and an empty folder contains none. Empty placeholders like .gitkeep are exactly how empty folders survive a commit or a ZIP, so those are what this tool finds.
Is a 0-byte file always a mistake?
Not always — lock files, .gitkeep markers and some flag files are empty on purpose. That is why the tool lists them and lets you choose between removing and extracting them.
Are my originals changed?
No. You get a new archive containing the selection you asked for; the files on disk are untouched.