For us, this is more than a "Minor" priority issue - it's causing the application that was written to expect the folder to be there to fail. I don't understand the logic behind why this was set to never allow you to copy empty directories. The build itself always has the ability to remove empty directories if they aren't desired before archiving. However, if you do desire empty directories in the artifacts, then with this change in, it is impossible to implement this. If, for example, we did not have the source code (vendor binary package), and we used Jenkins as our enterprise solution for "packaging", there would be no work-around. There is always a work-around for "deleting" unnecessary directories from a build, though - don't create them - delete in build script - added "batch command" build step - etc. I think this alone is enough to justify at least an option to include empty directories.

please in what state is this request?
It's needed to have empty directories.
+1

We need to have empty directories as well, is there at least any work-around?

Straightforward workaround: Zip/Tar the build result up as part of the build. Archive those files.

My build output is 3GB. I really have to zip that to get 1 empty dir? Thanks!

Another example where archiving empty directories is crucial: I have set up jobs that split a large Git repository into several smaller ones. I want to archive the results. However, empty folders such as "branches" or "refs" and not archive resulting in a broken Git repository (git commands simply don't recognize it as such any more).

I also would be very happy, if empty directories could be part of an artefact. The most flexible way in my oppinion would be to add as extra option in the advanced section. Then every user is free to enable / disable this functionality.

Any idea if this bug will ever be fixed?  Quite annoying I need to create dummy files so (now not) empty directories will be properly archived.

I can't believe that this issue hasn't been addressed. If I tell Jenkins to archive a directory hierarchy, then I expect exactly the same structure to appear in the archive as did in the source. I can understand creating an option to exclude empty directories, but making that behavior the default is flat-out wrong.

Honestly, this seems like it should be flagged a bug, and not an improvement.

It es a bug created by the following issue: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-3227 

Before the issue was resolved empty directories were archived.

It's surely a bug introduced by inadequate "fix". Directory structure is the same kind of artifact as anything else, you should be able to archive whatever you want. In my case I have specific directory structure which is filled up based on several other jobs artifacts. After all automatic processes prepare delivery content we just fill up a few documents and HW test measurements done by hand and should be able to release that. The problem is that we either have to create a few empty directories (delivery won't pass with missing directories in structure) or remove placeholders created to let Jenkins archive those empty directories. You have powerful automation and yet you can't automate creating a few empty directories.

So yes, it's a bug. It does not behave as you would expect it to do and it took me too much time to discover that those directories are properly moved but not archived. Not even a log message telling that this thing won't be archived. I thought I messed up something and removed empty directories during delivery preparations. Great way of wasting time.

I'd like to emphasize that fix for JENKINS-3227 changed default behavior without any notiece, it should be added as an option back then. Now this ticket lays down for 7 years and default behavior is not what you would usually expect, on the other hand you can't just change current default which was used for 7 years since that feral fix. Currently most reasonable option is to add visible checkbox to let is archive empty directories. Don't move it to advanced, make it visible so new user knows right away that it does not archive everything.

Another year passed.
Please add this option.