Folder Properties

A

AJS

Hello,
I don't know if this is the right news group, if not please advice where to
go, thanks.

When I right click on a folder and click on properties it will say that the
folder contains 9 files when it actually only contains 8 files.
I then clicked on "Tools - Folder Options - View" to make sure that "Show
hidden files and folders" was selected so I could see if there was a hidden
file. Still, there were only 8 files and "Properties" showed 9 files.

Then I took an external HDD and on this computer it still shows one more
file on a certain folder. When I connected the external HDD to another
computer and clicked on properties for the same folder it showed the correct
numbers of files in that folder.
What should I do so that this computer will show the correct number of
files?

Also not all folders show incorrect numbers of files.
Thanks,
AJS
 
G

Gerry

AJS

Is there a sub-folder in the folder with a file in it? My system counts
correctly in several folder I checked.


--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
A

AJS

(Sorry, I mistakenly replied to you, Gerry instead to the group.)

Thanks for your reply,
no, there is no subfolder.
I found out what the problem was:
when I open a folder with pictures in it and I click on the thumbnail view,
Windows creates a "thumbs" file that I can not see even when I enable "Show
hidden files and folders" in "Tools - Folder Options - View".

This really throws me off when I manually syncronise my picture folder,
since the way I do this is by comparing each folder's property contents.
Any suggestions on how I not get these files included in the properties tab?

Thanks,
AJS

| AJS
|
| Is there a sub-folder in the folder with a file in it? My system counts
| correctly in several folder I checked.
|
|
| --
|
|
|
| Hope this helps.
|
| Gerry
| ~~~~
| FCA
| Stourport, England
| Enquire, plan and execute
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
| AJS wrote:
| > Hello,
| > I don't know if this is the right news group, if not please advice
| > where to go, thanks.
| >
| > When I right click on a folder and click on properties it will say
| > that the folder contains 9 files when it actually only contains 8
| > files.
| > I then clicked on "Tools - Folder Options - View" to make sure that
| > "Show hidden files and folders" was selected so I could see if there
| > was a hidden file. Still, there were only 8 files and "Properties"
| > showed 9 files.
| >
| > Then I took an external HDD and on this computer it still shows one
| > more file on a certain folder. When I connected the external HDD to
| > another computer and clicked on properties for the same folder it
| > showed the correct numbers of files in that folder.
| > What should I do so that this computer will show the correct number of
| > files?
| >
| > Also not all folders show incorrect numbers of files.
| > Thanks,
| > AJS
|
|
 
A

AJS

Yes!!!
Thanks a bunch.
AJS

| AJS
|
| Is this the answer?
| http://www.activewin.com/winxp/tips/basic/14.shtml
|
| --
|
|
|
| Hope this helps.
|
| Gerry
| ~~~~
| FCA
| Stourport, England
| Enquire, plan and execute
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
| AJS wrote:
| > (Sorry, I mistakenly replied to you, Gerry instead to the group.)
| >
| > Thanks for your reply,
| > no, there is no subfolder.
| > I found out what the problem was:
| > when I open a folder with pictures in it and I click on the thumbnail
| > view, Windows creates a "thumbs" file that I can not see even when I
| > enable "Show hidden files and folders" in "Tools - Folder Options -
| > View".
| >
| > This really throws me off when I manually syncronise my picture
| > folder, since the way I do this is by comparing each folder's
| > property contents. Any suggestions on how I not get these files
| > included in the properties tab?
| >
| > Thanks,
| > AJS
| >
| > | >> AJS
| >>
| >> Is there a sub-folder in the folder with a file in it? My system
| >> counts correctly in several folder I checked.
| >>
| >>
| >> --
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >> Hope this helps.
| >>
| >> Gerry
| >> ~~~~
| >> FCA
| >> Stourport, England
| >> Enquire, plan and execute
| >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| >>
| >> AJS wrote:
| >>> Hello,
| >>> I don't know if this is the right news group, if not please advice
| >>> where to go, thanks.
| >>>
| >>> When I right click on a folder and click on properties it will say
| >>> that the folder contains 9 files when it actually only contains 8
| >>> files.
| >>> I then clicked on "Tools - Folder Options - View" to make sure that
| >>> "Show hidden files and folders" was selected so I could see if there
| >>> was a hidden file. Still, there were only 8 files and "Properties"
| >>> showed 9 files.
| >>>
| >>> Then I took an external HDD and on this computer it still shows one
| >>> more file on a certain folder. When I connected the external HDD to
| >>> another computer and clicked on properties for the same folder it
| >>> showed the correct numbers of files in that folder.
| >>> What should I do so that this computer will show the correct number
| >>> of files?
| >>>
| >>> Also not all folders show incorrect numbers of files.
| >>> Thanks,
| >>> AJS
|
|
 
G

Gerry

You're welcome.


--



Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

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