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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    I tried above code , but it also wont able to remove dirs.
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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    very strange, I have run this code and it worked.

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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    maybe you don't have permissions to remove dirs?

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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    Actually, When i create a new blank folder than it is able to remove ,If i open an existing directory which contains subdirs also using QFileDialog , then it wont able to remove..
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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    maybe dir path is absolute?

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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    Yaa the dir path is absolute.
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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    If the path is absolute , then how can i remove direcctories..
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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    can you show path and dirs structure?

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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    The Path is "/private/var/root/Desktop/Root"
    "/private/var/root/Desktop/Root/GIF"
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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    looks like correct dir path.
    maybe dir has a rea-only files or it's read-only. did you check it?

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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    Yaa I check, the files are not read only, Files and dirs both are Read & Write.
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    Default Re: How to remove empty folders?

    I've just tested code from my post under Linux, it works fine.
    try to put qDebug() and output result of dir and files removing.

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