Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java
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diff -u -rb4afa75048185273ee61a4def2164134f343fda0 -r58477cd191e3bc278b06ec3e012c196aedd788dc
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java	(.../ExportToolContentService.java)	(revision b4afa75048185273ee61a4def2164134f343fda0)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learningdesign/service/ExportToolContentService.java	(.../ExportToolContentService.java)	(revision 58477cd191e3bc278b06ec3e012c196aedd788dc)
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 				String secureDir = Configuration.get(ConfigurationKeys.LAMS_EAR_DIR) + File.separator + FileUtil.LAMS_WWW_DIR + File.separator + FileUtil.LAMS_WWW_SECURE_DIR;
 				String ldContentDir = FileUtil.getFullPath(secureDir,ldDto.getContentFolderID());
 				
-				if(!FileUtil.isEmptyDirectory(ldContentDir)) {
+				if(!FileUtil.isEmptyDirectory(ldContentDir, true)) {
 						log.debug("Create export Learning Design content target zip file. File name is " + targetContentZipFileName);
 						ZipFileUtil.createZipFile(targetContentZipFileName, ldContentDir, contentDir);
 				} else {
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java
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diff -u -r70aab47cedf78d1e44e6e755b36fb095911bed52 -r58477cd191e3bc278b06ec3e012c196aedd788dc
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java	(.../FileUtil.java)	(revision 70aab47cedf78d1e44e6e755b36fb095911bed52)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java	(.../FileUtil.java)	(revision 58477cd191e3bc278b06ec3e012c196aedd788dc)
@@ -98,17 +98,38 @@
 	
 	}
 	
-	public static boolean isEmptyDirectory(String directoryName) throws FileUtilException {
+	/** Check if this directory is empty. If checkSubdirectories = true, then it also checks its subdirectories to make sure they aren't empty.
+	 * If checkSubdirectories = true and the directory contains empty subdirectories it will return true.
+	 * If checkSubdirectories = false and the directory contains empty subdirectories it will return false. */
+	public static boolean isEmptyDirectory(String directoryName, boolean checkSubdirectories) throws FileUtilException {
 		
 		if(directoryName == null || directoryName.length() == 0)
 			throw new FileUtilException("A directory name must be specified");
 		
-		File dir = new File(directoryName);
-		if(dir.exists()) {
-			if(dir.listFiles().length > 0)
-				return false;
-			else 
+		return isEmptyDirectory(new File(directoryName), checkSubdirectories);
+
+	}
+	
+	private static boolean isEmptyDirectory(File directory, boolean checkSubdirectories) throws FileUtilException {
+			
+		if(directory.exists()) {
+			File files[] = directory.listFiles();
+	
+			if(files.length > 0) {
+				if ( ! checkSubdirectories ) {
+					return false;
+				} else {
+					boolean isEmpty = true;
+					for ( int i=0; i<files.length && isEmpty; i++) {
+						File file = files[i];
+						isEmpty = file.isDirectory() ? isEmptyDirectory(file, true) : false;
+					}
+					return isEmpty;
+				}
+				
+			} else {
 				return true;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		return true;