diff --git a/guides/empty.txt b/guides/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba2b7975822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guides/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This folder is empty
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/guides/m2devgde/V1.0.0.0/empty.txt b/guides/m2devgde/V1.0.0.0/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..addd7c88bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guides/m2devgde/V1.0.0.0/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This directory is empty.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/guides/test_m2devgde-jekyll/Test/empty.txt b/guides/test_m2devgde-jekyll/Test/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..addd7c88bca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/guides/test_m2devgde-jekyll/Test/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This directory is empty.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/other/empty.txt b/other/empty.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba2b7975822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/other/empty.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This folder is empty
\ No newline at end of file