How many total files do I have on my system?

[Guest Spin]

Gurus,

 

Is there a script I can run which counts the total number of files on my

computer including all operating system files? Looking for the bottom-line

number.

 

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[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: How many total files do I have on my system?

 

 

chkdsk C:

 

 

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"Spin" wrote:

> Gurus,

>

> Is there a script I can run which counts the total number of files on my

> computer including all operating system files? Looking for the

> bottom-line number.

>

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> Spin

>

[Guest dadiOH]

Re: How many total files do I have on my system?

 

Spin wrote:

> Gurus,

>

> Is there a script I can run which counts the total number of files on

> my computer including all operating system files? Looking for the

> bottom-line number.

 

1. Select the drive via Explorer

2. Click the right pane (to make it selected)

3. Ctrl + A (to select all)

4. Right click and select "Properties"

 

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[Guest Sqwertz]

Re: How many total files do I have on my system?

 

Spin <Spin@invalid.com> wrote:

> Gurus,

>

> Is there a script I can run which counts the total number of files on my

> computer including all operating system files? Looking for the bottom-line

> number.

 

# ls -R /|grep -v "^$"|wc -l

 

-sw

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: How many total files do I have on my system?

 

On 25 May, 16:03, "Spin" <S...@invalid.com> wrote:

> Gurus,

>

> Is there a script I can run which counts the total number of files on my

> computer including all operating system files?  Looking for the bottom-line

> number.

>

> --

> Spin

 

This seems to work, do this from C:\>

 

dir /a-d /b /s

 

/a-d , Because dir normally gives files and directories. You want

non-directories. /a gives all files hidden and system everything. /

a-d gives /a but without directories. So includes hidden and system

 

/b , just gives names.. be they of directories or files. But since

you are only listing files, you will only get files

 

/s , goes through subdirectories.

 

(and since dos doesn't have a wc -l , a command to count lines) you

then open it in Ms Word or Textpad or something and count look how

many lines there are. Put cursor on last line and read the status bar.

 

I just tested it with a small example I created from the command

prompt with md and copy con.

of directories \g\ and \g\f\

with files of \g\a.txt and \g\f\b.txt

And you can make a.txt hidden attrib +h a.txt

 

C:\g>dir /a-d /b /s

C:\g\a.txt

C:\g\f\b.txt

 

variations would be

C:\g>dir /a /b /s (includes directories, though apparently not the

current)

C:\g\a.txt

C:\g\f

C:\g\f\b.txt

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: How many total files do I have on my system?

 

 

<jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

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On 25 May, 16:03, "Spin" <S...@invalid.com> wrote:

> Gurus,

>

> Is there a script I can run which counts the total number of files on my

> computer including all operating system files? Looking for the bottom-line

> number.

>

> --

> Spin

 

This seems to work, do this from C:\>

 

dir /a-d /b /s

 

/a-d , Because dir normally gives files and directories. You want

non-directories. /a gives all files hidden and system everything. /

a-d gives /a but without directories. So includes hidden and system

 

/b , just gives names.. be they of directories or files. But since

you are only listing files, you will only get files

 

/s , goes through subdirectories.

 

(and since dos doesn't have a wc -l , a command to count lines) you

then open it in Ms Word or Textpad or something and count look how

many lines there are. Put cursor on last line and read the status bar.

 

I just tested it with a small example I created from the command

prompt with md and copy con.

of directories \g\ and \g\f\

with files of \g\a.txt and \g\f\b.txt

And you can make a.txt hidden attrib +h a.txt

 

C:\g>dir /a-d /b /s

C:\g\a.txt

C:\g\f\b.txt

 

variations would be

C:\g>dir /a /b /s (includes directories, though apparently not the

current)

C:\g\a.txt

C:\g\f

C:\g\f\b.txt

 

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Why not simplify your command

dir /a-d /b /s

to read

dir c:\ /s

so that it gives you the count of all files found?

 

Note also that your command will not count hidden

files. You would have to search for them separately,

using the /h switch, or use the simple solution given

by Dave Patrick:

chkdsk c:

[Guest jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: How many total files do I have on my system?

 

On 25 May, 19:22, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> <jameshanle...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message

>

> news:52da9206-b938-43d8-b437-3616647f9742@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> On 25 May, 16:03, "Spin" <S...@invalid.com> wrote:

>

> > Gurus,

>

> > Is there a script I can run which counts the total number of files on my

> > computer including all operating system files? Looking for the bottom-line

> > number.

>

> > --

> > Spin

>

> This seems to work, do this from C:\>

>

> dir /a-d /b /s

>

> /a-d   ,   Because dir normally gives  files and directories. You want

> non-directories.   /a gives all files hidden and system everything.  /

> a-d gives /a but without directories. So includes hidden and system

>

> /b   ,  just gives names.. be they of directories or files. But since

> you are only listing files, you will only get files

>

> /s , goes through subdirectories.

>

> (and since dos doesn't have a wc -l  , a command to count lines) you

> then open it in Ms Word or Textpad or something and count look how

> many lines there are. Put cursor on last line and read the status bar.

>

> I just tested it with a small example I created from the command

> prompt with md and copy con.

> of  directories  \g\  and \g\f\

> with files of \g\a.txt   and \g\f\b.txt

> And you can make a.txt hidden  attrib +h a.txt

>

> C:\g>dir /a-d /b /s

> C:\g\a.txt

> C:\g\f\b.txt

>

> variations would be

> C:\g>dir /a /b /s   (includes directories, though apparently not the

> current)

> C:\g\a.txt

> C:\g\f

> C:\g\f\b.txt

>

 

 

does your Outlook Express newsreader really not quote properly?

> ============

>

> Why not simplify your command

> dir /a-d /b /s

> to read

> dir  c:\ /s

> so that it gives you the count of all files found?

>

 

You have a point about dir

 

In Win XP, it seems, DIR lists the total files and total directories.

 

I used DOS alot in the 6.22 days, and my memory was of DIR combining

its count of files and directories.. though i never relied on that so

I may be wrong.. But this link http://www.tnd.com/camosun/elex130/dostutor1.html

suggests that memory was right..

 

I guess Win XP or NT updated the DIR command there.

 

Both begin / share the characteristic "Volume in drive C" , so it was

an easy google

 

http://www.tnd.com/camosun/elex130/dostutor1.html

 

(note- that MS-DOS_6.22 thing is just the label the author gave it, it

could be anything)

 

Volume in drive C is MS-DOS_6.22

Volume Serial Number is lE49-15E2

Directory of C:\

 

WINDOWS <DIR> 09-08-92 10:27p

TEMP <DIR> 05-15-92 12:09p

CONFIG SYS 278 09-23-92 10:50a

COMMAND COM 53014 09-18-92 6:00a

WINA20 386 9349 11-11-91 5:00a

DOS <DIR> 09-02-92 4:23p

AUTOEXEC BAT 290 09-23-92 10:54a

 

7 file(s) 62931 bytes

8732672 bytes free

 

Notice "7 file..."

so it combines files and directories in its count

 

Whereas on my computer running Win XP

 

C:\g>dir /s/a

Volume in drive C has no label.

Volume Serial Number is 60E8-0E4D

 

Directory of C:\g

 

25/05/2008 18:59 <DIR> .

25/05/2008 18:59 <DIR> ..

25/05/2008 18:59 5 a.txt

25/05/2008 18:59 <DIR> f

1 File(s) 5 bytes

 

Directory of C:\g\f

 

25/05/2008 18:59 <DIR> .

25/05/2008 18:59 <DIR> ..

25/05/2008 18:59 4 b.txt

1 File(s) 4 bytes

 

Total Files Listed:

2 File(s) 9 bytes

5 Dir(s) 6,213,378,048 bytes free

 

 

So it splits files and directories

 

It does count directories in a funny way, but files it counts

correctly.

which is fine for him

 

So

 

C:\>dir /s/a

will work fine for him.

 

> Note also that your command will not count hidden

> files. You would have to search for them separately,

> using the /h switch, or use the simple solution given

> by Dave Patrick:

> chkdsk c:

 

It does.

 

/a-d

 

does count hidden files.

AND system files and the rest. Just not directories.

As I explained.

dir /a-d is not like dir but "omit directories", it's like

dir /a , but omit directories.

 

 

It's your command dir /s or dir c:\ /s that does not count hidden

files.

 

But he can use /a instead of /a-d

and he an omit /b

 

There is no need to omit directories, since DIR gives a count at the

end, and the count - in win xp at least - splits files and

directories. The file count seems fine, and that's what he wants.

 

But I might do dir /s /a /b >abc

and open abc and check the last line number.. Just to check DIR

counted the files right. It does seem to count directories in a funny

way. I haven't fully tested DIR's counting method.

 

If you make an empty directory, Y, and do Y:\>dir /s

then it counts 2 directories, the parent(..) and the current(.)

The file count it gives is -probably- ok! It seems ok to me.