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Why do file counts in ONTAP differ from Windows?

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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.

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