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Difference in file count (Linux and Windows)
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Windows cannot see the Ubuntu files, so you are getting count of Windows files only.
Ubuntu can see Windows, so you are getting file count of Windows plus Ubuntu.
Note that within Ubuntu you can get different file counts using different commands. For example:
rick@alien:~$ ls /mnt
c d e
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
rick@alien:~$ locate * | wc -l
861646
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
rick@alien:~$ find / * 2>/dev/null | wc -l
1262530
- Notice there are three Windows NTFS partitions that Ubuntu “sees”.
- The
locatecommand only counts 861,646 files. It excludes Ubuntu system files and/tmpdirectory files. It includes Windows though. - The
findcommand counts 1,262,530 files and directories. It is also includes Windows plus Ubuntu system files and the/tmpdirectory files.