Is the Directory/Folder Empty?

It is often useful to determine if a directory/folder is empty (i.e., contains no files). Here is a simple Delphi function that takes a directory path as its input, determines if the directory/folder is empty, and returns true or false. For additional Delphi code for the Windows operating system, see Useful Delphi Code for the Windows Operating System.

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function DirectoryIsEmpty(Directory: String): Boolean;
begin
     DirectoryIsEmpty := False;

     If DirectoryExists(Directory) = True then
        begin
             If TDirectory.IsEmpty(Directory) = True then DirectoryIsEmpty := True;
             //TDirectory record is found in the IOUtils unit
        end;
end;

Posted: Sunday, May 21, 2023
Last updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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