<div>
if the folder may have subdirectories, you can check that by calling GetDirectories.<br />
<br />
string folderPath = @&quot;C:\Temp&quot;;<br />
<br />
if (Directory.GetDirectories(<wbr />folderPath<wbr />).Length == 0 &amp;&amp;&nbsp;Directory.GetFiles(folderP<wbr />ath).Lengt<wbr />h == 0)<br />
{<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MessageBox.Show(folderPath<wbr /> + &quot;&nbsp;is empty&quot;);<br />
}<br />

</div>


if the folder may have subdirectories, you can check that by calling GetDirectories.

string folderPath = @"C:\Temp";

if (Directory.GetDirectories(folderPath).Length == 0 && Directory.GetFiles(folderPath).Length == 0)
{
      MessageBox.Show(folderPath + " is empty");
}


<div>
Excellent example...perfect
</div>


<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Is there a way to check if a folder is empty and putting up a messagebox if it is? I will not know the names of the files that will be in the folder.<br />
Thanks!
</div>
</div>


Is there a way to check if a folder is empty and putting up a messagebox if it is? I will not know the names of the files that will be in the folder.
Thanks!

How to check if a folder is empty

C# is an object-oriented programming language created in conjunction with Microsoft’s .NET framework. Compilation is usually done into the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which is then JIT-compiled to native code (and cached) during execution in the Common Language Runtime (CLR).