Defrag File count

[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.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

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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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
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"Dick Bonahue" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
>
>

[Thomas Wendell]

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


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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > kirjoitti viestissä
...
> 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.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Dick Bonahue" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.
> >
> >
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

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!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Thomas Wendell" > wrote in message
...
>I think you meant that the anti-virus counts inside cabs, zips etc...
>
>
> --
> Tumppi
> Reply to group
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>
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > kirjoitti viestissä
> ...
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
>> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Dick Bonahue" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > 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.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>