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Delete Empty Layers Script

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Carlos

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This script will remove all empty layers and sublayers.

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12 responses to “Delete Empty Layers Script”

  1. TerryV Avatar
    TerryV

    Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Khalid Avatar
    Khalid

    Thank you so much!

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  4. Matias Avatar
    Matias

    Thank you!

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  6. Ashish Gupta Avatar
    Ashish Gupta

    Thank You Soo much for this!! 🙂 Helped me a lot!

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  7. RP Avatar
    RP

    This is great! Is there a way to have a similar script that removes hidden layers and sublayers? I’ve found a couple on the web, but they don’t remove all sublayers (nested several layers deep). Would be VERY helpful.

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  8. Daniel Augustin Avatar
    Daniel Augustin

    This scripts etc are over complicated…

    Easiest way is to unhide every layer including empty layers.
    Now Ctrl+A as a select all. Than Ctrl+X to cut it out.
    Than in the layers top right corner select “flatten artwork” command so the whole artboard will reduce do one layer – now you have united – deleted all empty layers at once.
    Finally check the check box in the top right layers options dropdown menu saying “Paste remembers layers”

    Ctrl+F and voilaa… All occupied layers including names will appear separated without empty layers.

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    1. Morely Nadd Avatar
      Morely Nadd

      “Easiest way ….. (6 steps later) ….“Paste remembers layers”

      or just run this brilliant script. =]

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      1. Carlos Avatar
        Carlos

        Lol, right? That sounds the opposite of “easiest…”

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    2. Disco Ghost Avatar
      Disco Ghost

      sir, YOU ARE A STAR! easy as abc, it took me literally 10 seconds 🙂 thanks!

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  9. Roei Avatar
    Roei

    thank you very much 🙂

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