"Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
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Hugh wrote:
Run CHKDSK from a DOS prompt.

Glen wrote:
That only gives total and available disk space, in bytes. It does not
give a file
count of any kind.

Hugh wrote:
Due respect, my friend, but I DID confirm it first,
just to make sure that my memory did not fail me.

1,702,395,904 bytes total disk space
38,731,776 bytes in 198 hidden files
13,238,272 bytes in 399 directories
616,497,152 bytes in 6,017 user files
1,033,928,704 bytes available on disk

How are you running CHKDSK, Hugh? From a DOS window, or from a DOS boot? I do not
get any files or folders listed here, on Win98SE.

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C:\WINDOWSchkdsk c:

CHKDSK has NOT checked this drive for errors.
You must use SCANDISK to detect and fix errors on this drive.

Volume WIN98 created 07-27-1998 10:45p
Volume Serial Number is 3E91-C505

2,093,338,624 bytes total disk space
986,058,752 bytes available on disk

4,096 bytes in each allocation unit
511,069 total allocation units on disk
240,737 available allocation units on disk

655,360 total bytes memory
623,248 bytes free

Instead of using CHKDSK, try using SCANDISK. SCANDISK can reliably detect
and fix a much wider range of disk problems.
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Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
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