Delete empty group folders?

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January 15, 2013
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Is there a script that will go through my PSD document and delete empty folders? Using CS6 here.

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Correct answer Paul Riggott

Could you test this please...

#target Photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) return;
//iterate 5 loops incase of nested layersets
for(var t = 0; t<1;t++){
var LayerSetLayers=[];
var lSets = getLayerSets();
for(var z in lSets){
var lset = getChildIndex(Number(lSets), true );
LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets)] = lset;
}
var emptySets = new Array();
for(var a in lSets){
    if(LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets)].length <1) emptySets.push(getLayerID(Number(lSets)));
    }
    for(var g in emptySets){
      if(selectLayerById(Number(emptySets))) deleteLayer();
        }
    }
};
function getLayerID(IDX){
var ref = new ActionReference();
if(IDX == undefined){
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '),charIDToTypeID('Ordn'),charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); 
}else{
    ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), IDX );
    }
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
return desc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID( 'layerID' ));
};
function selectLayerById(ID, add) {
    add = (add == undefined)  ? add = false : add;
 var ref = new ActionReference();
 ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), ID);
 var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
 desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref);
 if (add) {
  desc.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelection'));
 }
 desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID('MkVs'), false);
    try{
 executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
    return true;
    }catch(e){return false;}
}
function deleteLayer() {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
try{
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Dlt '), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
};
function getLayerSets(){ 
   var ref = new ActionReference(); 
   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); 
   var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1; 
   var Lsets=[];
try{
    activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
   for(i;i<count;i++){ 
       if(i == 0) continue;
        ref = new ActionReference(); 
        ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );
        var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
        var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));
        if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;
        var layerType = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( 'layerSection' )));
        var isLayerSet =( layerType == 'layerSectionContent') ? false:true;
        if(isLayerSet) Lsets.push(i);
   }; 
return Lsets;
};
function getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( index ) {   
   var ref = new ActionReference(); 
   ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), index);
   return typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID('layerSection')));
}; 
function getLayerNameByIndex( index ) { 
    var ref = new ActionReference(); 
    ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), index );
    return executeActionGet(ref).getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));
};
function skipNestedSets( layerIndex ){
   var isEnd = false;
   layerIndex = app.activeDocument.layers[app.activeDocument.layers.length-1].isBackgroundLayer ? layerIndex-2:layerIndex;
   while(!isEnd){
      layerIndex--;
      if( getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerIndex ) == 'layerSectionStart' ) layerIndex = skipNestedSets( layerIndex );
      isEnd = getLayerNameByIndex(layerIndex) == '</Layer group>' ? true:false;
   }
   return layerIndex-1;
};
function getChildIndex(idx, skipNested ){
   var layerSetIndex = idx;
   var isEndOfSet = false;
   var layerIndexArray = [];
   while(!isEndOfSet){
      layerSetIndex--;
      if( getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerSetIndex ) == 'layerSectionStart' && skipNested ){
         layerSetIndex = skipNestedSets( layerSetIndex );
      }
  if(getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerSetIndex ) == undefined) break;
      isEndOfSet = getLayerNameByIndex(layerSetIndex) == '</Layer group>' ? true:false;
     if(!isEndOfSet ) layerIndexArray.push( layerSetIndex );
   }
   return layerIndexArray;
};
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){ 
 add = (add == undefined)  ? add = false : add;
 var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), index);
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
       if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( 'selectionModifier' ), stringIDToTypeID( 'selectionModifierType' ), stringIDToTypeID( 'addToSelection' ) ); 
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( 'MkVs' ), false ); 
   try{
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
};

Jarda Bereza

Inspiring

I wrote my own version. Download here: Magic scripts for Photoshop

It is relatively fast. Up to 17× faster than Adobe default script. But now it works only with PS CC 2015

It also shows progressbar :-)

Paul RiggottCorrect answer

Inspiring

Could you test this please...

#target Photoshop
app.bringToFront();
main();
function main(){
if(!documents.length) return;
//iterate 5 loops incase of nested layersets
for(var t = 0; t<1;t++){
var LayerSetLayers=[];
var lSets = getLayerSets();
for(var z in lSets){
var lset = getChildIndex(Number(lSets), true );
LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets)] = lset;
}
var emptySets = new Array();
for(var a in lSets){
    if(LayerSetLayers[Number(lSets)].length <1) emptySets.push(getLayerID(Number(lSets)));
    }
    for(var g in emptySets){
      if(selectLayerById(Number(emptySets))) deleteLayer();
        }
    }
};
function getLayerID(IDX){
var ref = new ActionReference();
if(IDX == undefined){
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '),charIDToTypeID('Ordn'),charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); 
}else{
    ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), IDX );
    }
var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
return desc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID( 'layerID' ));
};
function selectLayerById(ID, add) {
    add = (add == undefined)  ? add = false : add;
 var ref = new ActionReference();
 ref.putIdentifier(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), ID);
 var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
 desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref);
 if (add) {
  desc.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifier'), stringIDToTypeID('selectionModifierType'), stringIDToTypeID('addToSelection'));
 }
 desc.putBoolean(charIDToTypeID('MkVs'), false);
    try{
 executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO);
    return true;
    }catch(e){return false;}
}
function deleteLayer() {
var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
var ref = new ActionReference();
ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') );
desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
try{
executeAction( charIDToTypeID('Dlt '), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
};
function getLayerSets(){ 
   var ref = new ActionReference(); 
   ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID('Dcmn'), charIDToTypeID('Ordn'), charIDToTypeID('Trgt') ); 
   var count = executeActionGet(ref).getInteger(charIDToTypeID('NmbL')) +1; 
   var Lsets=[];
try{
    activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
var i = 0; }catch(e){ var i = 1; };
   for(i;i<count;i++){ 
       if(i == 0) continue;
        ref = new ActionReference(); 
        ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), i );
        var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
        var layerName = desc.getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));
        if(layerName.match(/^<\/Layer group/) ) continue;
        var layerType = typeIDToStringID(desc.getEnumerationValue( stringIDToTypeID( 'layerSection' )));
        var isLayerSet =( layerType == 'layerSectionContent') ? false:true;
        if(isLayerSet) Lsets.push(i);
   }; 
return Lsets;
};
function getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( index ) {   
   var ref = new ActionReference(); 
   ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), index);
   return typeIDToStringID(executeActionGet(ref).getEnumerationValue(stringIDToTypeID('layerSection')));
}; 
function getLayerNameByIndex( index ) { 
    var ref = new ActionReference(); 
    ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID( 'Lyr ' ), index );
    return executeActionGet(ref).getString(charIDToTypeID( 'Nm  ' ));
};
function skipNestedSets( layerIndex ){
   var isEnd = false;
   layerIndex = app.activeDocument.layers[app.activeDocument.layers.length-1].isBackgroundLayer ? layerIndex-2:layerIndex;
   while(!isEnd){
      layerIndex--;
      if( getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerIndex ) == 'layerSectionStart' ) layerIndex = skipNestedSets( layerIndex );
      isEnd = getLayerNameByIndex(layerIndex) == '</Layer group>' ? true:false;
   }
   return layerIndex-1;
};
function getChildIndex(idx, skipNested ){
   var layerSetIndex = idx;
   var isEndOfSet = false;
   var layerIndexArray = [];
   while(!isEndOfSet){
      layerSetIndex--;
      if( getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerSetIndex ) == 'layerSectionStart' && skipNested ){
         layerSetIndex = skipNestedSets( layerSetIndex );
      }
  if(getLayerLayerSectionByIndex( layerSetIndex ) == undefined) break;
      isEndOfSet = getLayerNameByIndex(layerSetIndex) == '</Layer group>' ? true:false;
     if(!isEndOfSet ) layerIndexArray.push( layerSetIndex );
   }
   return layerIndexArray;
};
function selectLayerByIndex(index,add){ 
 add = (add == undefined)  ? add = false : add;
 var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex(charIDToTypeID('Lyr '), index);
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
    desc.putReference(charIDToTypeID('null'), ref );
       if(add) desc.putEnumerated( stringIDToTypeID( 'selectionModifier' ), stringIDToTypeID( 'selectionModifierType' ), stringIDToTypeID( 'addToSelection' ) ); 
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( 'MkVs' ), false ); 
   try{
    executeAction(charIDToTypeID('slct'), desc, DialogModes.NO );
}catch(e){}
};

marcolucidi

Participating Frequently

uh, i looking for this action, i would delete empty folder in photoshop, but how i use this code in photoshop?

marcolucidi

Participating Frequently

what is dom solution or Am code?

Photoshop Document Object Model code is usually more easily read-/writeable than Action Manager code but often runs slower to perform the same task.

I was hoping to get by with the copy paste and save in jsx script made by others

Unless someone takes an interest in the issue and takes the time to trouble-shoot the existing code for you or writes something new that may not be enough.

But as for trouble-shooting your description of the unintended behaviour may have to be more detailed.

hi c.pfaffenbichler, I use a lot photoshop to composite photography Web design, files and folders you have many levels. Configure the graphics it requires much manual labor, but I thought that script and actions can help me .... I'm looking for them this

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