How do I delete empty DCIM folders from my iPhone?

Question

I regularly transfer all photos from my iPhone to my Windows PC. However, I cannot delete subfolders of DCIM. So I'm getting a little collection of folders that I want to delete, but can't.

To be specific, I currently have zero photos on my camera roll, but this is what I'm seeing using File Explorer in Windows:

mtp://Kit's iPhone/Internal Storage/DCIM/807CIQGG
mtp://Kit's iPhone/Internal Storage/DCIM/850RTGCV
mtp://Kit's iPhone/Internal Storage/DCIM/879SQXPS
mtp://Kit's iPhone/Internal Storage/DCIM/924ZUYVS
mtp://Kit's iPhone/Internal Storage/DCIM/943YHDPL
mtp://Kit's iPhone/Internal Storage/DCIM/980HHNVQ

But I cannot delete any of them. File explorer says:

807CIQGG could not be deleted. The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected.

It hasn't stopped responding, and it hasn't been disconnected. I just can't delete these folders. I tried an alternative file explorer, Directory Opus. It says:

An error occurred deleting '924ZUYVS': Incorrect function. (1)

Is there any way to delete these rogue folders from the phone itself?

The same exact thing happens with my iPad. (Neither device is jailbroken.)

Answer 1

If your iDevice is jailbroken you can install iFile from Cydia in that device and then you will be able to access the file system directly.

In /var/mobile/Media/DCIM there are empty folders that you mentioned. You can delete them manually (rmdir empty_folder_name).

You can do this by accessing the file system of your iDevice via SSH also.