Get Info on a folder displays WRONG number of items

i desperate. work tv / film , copy huge amounts of data , files , external drives , use info check number of items , make sure copies same.

since os x 10.7.2 numbers 2 exact copies different!
takes minute , number updated, wrong. open folder, count files manually , number on info dialog wrong. 17 files only.

please help!
thanks.

leo

 

finder can abysmally in slow updating numbers.
perhaps 10.7.3 fixes that, haven't checked yet.
see related:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1312526

 

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