# Default workspace is empty after build
**URL:** https://community.jenkins.io/t/default-workspace-is-empty-after-build/6823
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**Created:** [April 12, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/default-workspace-is-empty-after-build/6823 "2023-04-12T12:25:47Z")
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### Author:  [@Shivani](https://community.jenkins.io/u/Shivani)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/default-workspace-is-empty-after-build/6823/1 "2023-04-12T12:25:47Z")
I’m not able to see the folders in workspace, showing empty in pipeline job, adding the piece of pre-written code below:
```
sh'''
echo $JVM_version
echo s-$brand_name-HD-PVR_Lite-tsc-k1p-sat-halv$HAL_version-jvm$JVM_version
cd $Build_Dir
echo deleting $Local_Dir folder
rm -rf $Local_Dir
echo $Local_Dir folder deleted succesfully.
mkdir $Local_Dir
chmod 777 $Local_Dir
cd $Local_Dir
git clone "URL"
.
.
.
.
other activities
```
When I’m giving the location of default workspace in Build\_dir, then I’m able to see files and folders in workspace as well but build files are also there so that will create confusion, So workspaceDir and Build\_Dir should be different,
is there some problem with above code? why default workspace is empty?
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### Author:  [@mawinter69](https://community.jenkins.io/u/mawinter69)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/default-workspace-is-empty-after-build/6823/2 "2023-04-13T11:37:56Z")
Not clear where your problem is. How and where is `Build_dir` and all the other variables defined? You use single quotes in your sh step which means variables are not extrapolated by Jenkins but only by the shell. So Build\_dir would need to be an environment variable.
It helps when you show your complete pipeline and the log output (redact sensitive information)