File Explorer folders

Mickmac · Jun 22, 2024

I have music folders on my laptop, if I select a folder and click on Properties I often see more files in that folder than if I open the folder, select all files, and then click on Properties.
Why would I be seeing 2 different numbers of files ?

Ghot · Jun 22, 2024

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dacrone · Jun 22, 2024

There’s an ini file in it that’s hidden and possibly other hidden files.. and if you right click the folder itself, it’ll count that as one file in the properties windows count.

hsehestedt · Jun 22, 2024

When you select all the files bear in mind that you may possibly not be seeing everything. Some files may be hidden, and as a result you may not have selected those files.

To find out if I am on the right track, try this:

1) Open File Explorer, select the "..." and then "Options".

Make sure that you ARE showing all files, and that operating system files are NOT being hidden on the "View" tab:

Now try checking properties again. Is this any better?

Mickmac · Sunday at 2:07 AM

hsehestedt said:
When you select all the files bear in mind that you may possibly not be seeing everything. Some files may be hidden, and as a result you may not have selected those files.

To find out if I am on the right track, try this:

1) Open File Explorer, select the "..." and then "Options".

View attachment 99821

Make sure that you ARE showing all files, and that operating system files are NOT being hidden on the "View" tab:

View attachment 99822

Now try checking properties again. Is this any better?

Thanks very much, will check that out and get back to you !

Rollback_Jockey · Sunday at 7:55 AM

Mickmac said:
I have music folders on my laptop, if I select a folder and click on Properties I often see more files in that folder than if I open the folder, select all files, and then click on Properties.
Why would I be seeing 2 different numbers of files ?

Seeing as it's music folders there may well be hidden albumart, folder JPG's and desktop ini files placed by your media player.

Mickmac · Sunday at 5:46 PM

hsehestedt said:
When you select all the files bear in mind that you may possibly not be seeing everything. Some files may be hidden, and as a result you may not have selected those files.

To find out if I am on the right track, try this:

1) Open File Explorer, select the "..." and then "Options".

View attachment 99821

Make sure that you ARE showing all files, and that operating system files are NOT being hidden on the "View" tab:

View attachment 99822

Now try checking properties again. Is this any better?

Ok, I followed you instructions and it worked, thanks again for taking the time to help me out, Mick