Applies to ONTAP 9 Windows Answer The file counts in ONTAP can differ from those in Windows. This is because ONTAP counts a directory as a file. Additionally, if the data contains alternate data strea...Applies to ONTAP 9 Windows Answer The file counts in ONTAP can differ from those in Windows. This is because ONTAP counts a directory as a file. Additionally, if the data contains alternate data streams, ONTAP counts the stream parts as separate files. Additional Information The number of files-used in quota report is larger than file count reported by Windows Explorer