I am looking for a fast way of counting the total number of files - and directories - on any NTFS volume. (In an ad-hoc way. That is, given any random box, not a specially prepared volume.)
Note: This is not about files per directory, just the overall amount of files on the volume.
Currently, the only way I know is to open the root folder of a drive in Windows Explorer select all elements, right-click to choose Properties and then wait (and wait) until explorer has counted all elements.
Is there a better/faster way?
Answer
At the DOS prompt, type the following command:
- dir \ /s /a /w
(The "/s" switch enables a recursive search on all sub-directories {with most Unix utilities this is usually the "-R" switch}, the "/a" switch counts all files regardless of Attributes, and the "/w" displays multiple entries on a single line so that the report will finish a little bit faster. Change "\" to the desired path you wish to begin from; for a different drive letter, such as drive D:, change it to "D:\" to search that drive.)
Once finished, you'll be returned the prompt, and then the last two lines of output will reveal a count of the total number of files and total number of directories. If you're looking for total number of filename entries, then just add those two number together, otherwise the total number of files is all you'll need.
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