How much space does an empty folder on windows take up?
I’ve always wondered how much space an empty folder on windows takes up on the disk, 1 byte? Is it even possible for something to be less than 1 byte?
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Hi Matt,
Technically, a folder does carry a byte weight with it, since you are actually creating something on the computer (even if it is an empty container). Typically an empty file will range around less than 1 byte.
Typically, empty folders on your system won’t cause a memory crunch, unless we’re talking that you have hundreds of thousands of empty files.
Cheers,
Ron
Windows Outreach Team
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it usually occupies some greater than 0bytes and less than 1byte..and thats it..usually it shows the size of an empty folder as 0bytes..
It doesnt take any space.It takes 0(zero) bytes.
Right click the folder and click on properties to see the size. Or you can also select the folder and press Alt+Enter to see the size.
Technically zero bytes, but there are things called ‘greenbytes’ or metadata that reside with each file, stating the timestamp/modification date and original file names etc..
Those range from 1-64KB+ depending on what is used. Indexing on said file may also add a few kilobytes, but virtually nothing.
It doesn’t technically take up any space as it is merely a "container" or "label" used by the operating system. The computer doesn’t store items in the same folder actually physically together on the disc – folders are meaningless to the hardware. However, the actual folder still carries some "weight" as it has to store the folder name in memory, so the bigger the name, the more space it takes up!