Finding total number of Folders and Files on C: drive

glee wrote:
"Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
...
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.


W98x stock chkdsk does not give that info from either of the available DOS
prompts, afaik, and I get the same info as you Glen.
Unless Hugh has a different chkdsk than stock? ..I suspect Hugh's
supporting this post from WXP or W2K. If I boot to either of those
OS's right now gives you that info: copy/paste

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.

C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume WXP created 5/24/2003 11:18 AM
Volume Serial Number is snip
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
7,343,408 KB total disk space.
1,610,676 KB in 555 hidden files.
4,064 KB in 933 folders.
2,000,724 KB in 14,624 files.
3,727,940 KB are available.

4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
931,985 allocation units available on disk.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Volume W2000 created 8/1/2002 8:40 AM
Volume Serial Number is snip
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problem
7,343,408 KB total disk space.
309,752 KB in 300 hidden files.
2,324 KB in 522 folders.
1,226,404 KB in 9,308 files.
5,804,924 KB are available.

4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
1,451,231 allocation units available on disk.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~

Yeah, I admit I'm a FAT32 4K cluster junkie on everything I have

Rick




paste
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.
/paste
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Nah! Same result in a direct boot to DOS in Win98SE...!...

CHKDSK.EXE
Loc: C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
Size: 28.096 bytes
Mod: Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
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"PCR" wrote in message
...
| Same here. But, I guess it may work from a DOS boot. Some of the
| commands behave differently in True DOS.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "glee" wrote in message
| ...
| | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
| | ...
| | 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.
| |
| | paste
| | 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.
| | /paste
| | --
| | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
| |
|
|

"Rick Chauvin" wrote in message
...
glee wrote:
"Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
...
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.


W98x stock chkdsk does not give that info from either of the available DOS
prompts, afaik, and I get the same info as you Glen.
Unless Hugh has a different chkdsk than stock? ..I suspect Hugh's
supporting this post from WXP or W2K. If I boot to either of those
OS's right now gives you that info: copy/paste
snip

Hi Rick,
Yes, I know that Win2K and XP give that info from CHKDSK, but since we are all
supposedly talking about Win98 here, I can't figure how Hugh and J. Yazel are seeing
that type of read-out from Win98's CHKDSK. Surely they wouldn't be checking from a
Win2k or XP system (would they??) :-o
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

That seems to clear it up, Chauvin. Thanks. (It's XP-poison related.)


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Rick Chauvin" wrote in message
...
| glee wrote:
| "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
| ...
| 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.
|
|
| W98x stock chkdsk does not give that info from either of the available
DOS
| prompts, afaik, and I get the same info as you Glen.
| Unless Hugh has a different chkdsk than stock? ..I suspect Hugh's
| supporting this post from WXP or W2K. If I boot to either of those
| OS's right now gives you that info: copy/paste
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
| (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.
|
| C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
| The type of the file system is FAT32.
| Volume WXP created 5/24/2003 11:18 AM
| Volume Serial Number is snip
| Windows is verifying files and folders...
| File and folder verification is complete.
| Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
| 7,343,408 KB total disk space.
| 1,610,676 KB in 555 hidden files.
| 4,064 KB in 933 folders.
| 2,000,724 KB in 14,624 files.
| 3,727,940 KB are available.
|
| 4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
| 1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
| 931,985 allocation units available on disk.
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
| Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
| (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
|
| C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
| The type of the file system is FAT32.
| Volume W2000 created 8/1/2002 8:40 AM
| Volume Serial Number is snip
| Windows is verifying files and folders...
| File and folder verification is complete.
| Windows has checked the file system and found no problem
| 7,343,408 KB total disk space.
| 309,752 KB in 300 hidden files.
| 2,324 KB in 522 folders.
| 1,226,404 KB in 9,308 files.
| 5,804,924 KB are available.
|
| 4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
| 1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
| 1,451,231 allocation units available on disk.
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
|
| Yeah, I admit I'm a FAT32 4K cluster junkie on everything I have
|
| Rick
|
|
|
|
| paste
| 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.
| /paste
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

glee wrote:
[...]

Hi Rick,
Yes, I know that Win2K and XP give that info from CHKDSK, but since we

Hi Glen,

I know you do glen, I was just talking outloud to make the point I did for
accuracy sake.

are all supposedly talking about Win98 here, I can't figure how Hugh and
J. Yazel are seeing that type of read-out from Win98's CHKDSK. Surely
they wouldn't be checking from a Win2k or XP system (would they??) :-o

o
I think like others do here that some support from WXP or even W2K and
ocassionally get caught in these little nuance differences to W98x.
It's understandable maybe they are using WXP and many don't really
want to run 9x everyday as their main OS, but for accuracy sake it's a good
thing to be straight about it when asked.

Hey maybe they have a special chckdsk.exe for 9x or something ..if they do
please let me know where I can have it too please

Also speaking of accuracy in case a statistician is watching g ..when I
pasted my info in from my W2K partition I had inadvertently missed during
ctrl/c the first line of what folder I had cmd.exe in so without thinking
clearly I just plucked that one line from my WXP listing.. ..ah, but
accuracy knows that there is no such thing as a C:\ Windows in W2K and it
was C:\WINNTchkdsk that I ran it from .. heh, also as I was just looking
at my post here I also saw something else different and that was on W2K to
get the chkdsk info I had just happened to used cmd.exe which is the
command prompt program for both 2K/XP and it's header info is different
from command.com that's on both as well too ...which brings up the other
tidbit smile I noticed now that when I slid over to XP I just happen to
have used the stock command.com to key in chkdsk to get the info.. and
that's why each of my headers are slightly different - oh well no big deal
at all and nobody prolly would of noticed if I didn't mention it, and the
file/folder info is the same anyway.. accuracy can be demanding can't it -
but this paragraph has nothing to do with your point I know, which is if
they used WXP/W2K to get that info then why not just say so for accuracy
sake for such good techs as you all are

peace
Rick


Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

PCR wrote:
That seems to clear it up, Chauvin. Thanks. (It's XP-poison related.)


Hi PCR,
I have to admit though I do love xp and 2k so no poison there, it's just
I've been married to SE for a lot longer - but it's fun having 3 wives vbg

Rick


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Rick Chauvin" wrote in message
...
| glee wrote:
| "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
| ...
| 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.
|
|
| W98x stock chkdsk does not give that info from either of the available
| DOS prompts, afaik, and I get the same info as you Glen.
| Unless Hugh has a different chkdsk than stock? ..I suspect Hugh's
| supporting this post from WXP or W2K. If I boot to either of those
| OS's right now gives you that info: copy/paste
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
| (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.
|
| C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
| The type of the file system is FAT32.
| Volume WXP created 5/24/2003 11:18 AM
| Volume Serial Number is snip
| Windows is verifying files and folders...
| File and folder verification is complete.
| Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
| 7,343,408 KB total disk space.
| 1,610,676 KB in 555 hidden files.
| 4,064 KB in 933 folders.
| 2,000,724 KB in 14,624 files.
| 3,727,940 KB are available.
|
| 4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
| 1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
| 931,985 allocation units available on disk.
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
| Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
| (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
|
| C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
| The type of the file system is FAT32.
| Volume W2000 created 8/1/2002 8:40 AM
| Volume Serial Number is snip
| Windows is verifying files and folders...
| File and folder verification is complete.
| Windows has checked the file system and found no problem
| 7,343,408 KB total disk space.
| 309,752 KB in 300 hidden files.
| 2,324 KB in 522 folders.
| 1,226,404 KB in 9,308 files.
| 5,804,924 KB are available.
|
| 4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
| 1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
| 1,451,231 allocation units available on disk.
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
|
| Yeah, I admit I'm a FAT32 4K cluster junkie on everything I have
|
| Rick
|
|
|
|
| paste
| 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.
| /paste
| --
| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Ha, ha, uhhhh... no comment!


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Rick Chauvin" wrote in message
...
| PCR wrote:
| That seems to clear it up, Chauvin. Thanks. (It's XP-poison
related.)
|
|
| Hi PCR,
| I have to admit though I do love xp and 2k so no poison there, it's
just
| I've been married to SE for a lot longer - but it's fun having 3 wives
vbg
|
| Rick
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "Rick Chauvin" wrote in message
| ...
| | glee wrote:
| | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
| | ...
| | 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.
| |
| |
| | W98x stock chkdsk does not give that info from either of the
available
| | DOS prompts, afaik, and I get the same info as you Glen.
| | Unless Hugh has a different chkdsk than stock? ..I suspect Hugh's
| | supporting this post from WXP or W2K. If I boot to either of those
| | OS's right now gives you that info: copy/paste
| |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| | Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
| | (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-2001.
| |
| | C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
| | The type of the file system is FAT32.
| | Volume WXP created 5/24/2003 11:18 AM
| | Volume Serial Number is snip
| | Windows is verifying files and folders...
| | File and folder verification is complete.
| | Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
| | 7,343,408 KB total disk space.
| | 1,610,676 KB in 555 hidden files.
| | 4,064 KB in 933 folders.
| | 2,000,724 KB in 14,624 files.
| | 3,727,940 KB are available.
| |
| | 4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
| | 1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
| | 931,985 allocation units available on disk.
| |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |
| | Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
| | (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
| |
| | C:\WINDOWSchkdsk
| | The type of the file system is FAT32.
| | Volume W2000 created 8/1/2002 8:40 AM
| | Volume Serial Number is snip
| | Windows is verifying files and folders...
| | File and folder verification is complete.
| | Windows has checked the file system and found no problem
| | 7,343,408 KB total disk space.
| | 309,752 KB in 300 hidden files.
| | 2,324 KB in 522 folders.
| | 1,226,404 KB in 9,308 files.
| | 5,804,924 KB are available.
| |
| | 4,096 bytes in each allocation unit.
| | 1,835,852 total allocation units on disk.
| | 1,451,231 allocation units available on disk.
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
| |
| | Yeah, I admit I'm a FAT32 4K cluster junkie on everything I have

| |
| | Rick
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | paste
| | 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.
| | /paste
| | --
| | Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
| | http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
|
|
|
|

"glee" wrote in message
...
"Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
...
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.

DOS Window, via Start Programs MS-DOS Prompt

WIN98SE here also.

"Rick Chauvin" wrote in message
...
glee wrote:
"Hugh Candlin" wrote in message
...
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.


W98x stock chkdsk does not give that info from either of the available DOS
prompts, afaik, and I get the same info as you Glen.
Unless Hugh has a different chkdsk than stock? ..I suspect Hugh's
supporting this post from WXP or W2K.

No. Don't have either of those OSs.

WIN98SE, bog standard.

"Rick Chauvin" wrote in message
...
glee wrote:

Hey maybe they have a special chckdsk.exe for 9x or something ..if they
do
please let me know where I can have it too please

CHKDSK.EXE in the Windows Command folder.

Date Modified = Friday, April 23, 1999 10:22:00 PM