Defrag File count

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Dick Bonahue

Anyone know why defrag analysis shows that I have 59,243,files and my Norton
virus checker says I have 86,250 files. I don't know why they are different.
 
Hi,

It depends on how they count files. Some defraggers will count a .zip file
as "1", some will count the files in it (which will obviously be more than 1
in most instances). Same thing for other compressed files, .cab for
instance.

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I think you meant that the anti-virus counts inside cabs, zips etc...


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Hi Thomas,

Yes, I guess I should have stated that it's how the AV program counts the
files. It's not the program type that is important here, it's more a matter
of explaining why there is a difference in the counts. Many different
programs, including differeing defraggers (or different AV programs) will
count files differently.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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