File counting with Powershell commands

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How can I count all files in a specific folder (and all subfolders) with the Powershell command Get-ChildItem? With (Get-ChildItem <Folder> -recurse).Count also the folders are counted and this is not that what I want. Are there other possibilities for counting files in very big folders quickly?

Does anybody know a short and good tutorial regarding the Windows Powerhell?

for the tutorial you can start from here: powershell.com/cs/blogs/ebook — CB.
– CB., Commented Nov 23, 2011 at 10:01

Shay Levy · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-23 10:03:48Z

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I would pipe the result to the Measure-Object cmdlet. Using (...).Count can yield nothing in case there are no objects that match your criteria.

 $files = Get-ChildItem <Folder> -Recurse | Where-Object {!$_.PSIsContainer} | Measure-Object
 $files.Count

In PowerShell v3 we can do the following to get files only:

 Get-ChildItem <Folder> -File -Recurse

answered Nov 23, 2011 at 10:03

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jon Z · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-23 09:40:45Z

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Filter for files before counting:

(Get-ChildItem <Folder> -recurse | where-object {-not ($_.PSIsContainer)}).Count

answered Nov 23, 2011 at 9:40

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