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To count number of objects in an OU (and sub OU's): use the <b>adfind </b>command <br />
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adfind -b ou=<b>&lt;Require OU to search&gt;</b>,dc=<b>&lt;Yourdomain&gt;</b>,dc=com -f &quot;(objectCategory=*)&quot; -c
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To count number of objects in an OU (and sub OU's): use the adfind command
i.e
adfind -b ou=<Require OU to search>,dc=<Yourdomain>,dc=com -f "(objectCategory=*)" -c

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Looking for the most accurate way to find all empty OU and nested Ones within my AD Structure. I dont want the entire forest/domain. Just inside a particular delegated OU. &nbsp;I have tried many different ways, but when I do a cross-check of the data it is not accurate. &nbsp;<br />
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Cannot use any Third Party tools.
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Looking for the most accurate way to find all empty OU and nested Ones within my AD Structure. I dont want the entire forest/domain. Just inside a particular delegated OU.  I have tried many different ways, but when I do a cross-check of the data it is not accurate.  

Cannot use any Third Party tools.

Script to find Only empty OU and subOU's nested in a particular OU structure

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