Comparing the number of files in two folders - windows

Question

I want to verify that two folders have the same number of files.
For example if there are 5 files in folder c:\Users\abc\INBOX, I want to verify that there are also 5 files in folder c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX
How can I achieve this?

Answer 1

#echo off
setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
call :getNumberOfFilesInFolderList nINBOX "c:\Users\abc\INBOX"
call :getNumberOfFilesInFolderList nFiles "c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX" "c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX\PROC" "c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX\PEND"
if %nINBOX% EQU %nFiles% (
echo SAME number of files
) else (
echo DIFFERENT number of files
)
endlocal
exit /b
:getNumberOfFilesInFolderList variable folder1 [[folder2] ... ]
setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
set "variable="
set /a "total=0"
for %%a in (%*) do if not defined variable (set "variable=%%~a" ) else (
for /f %%b in ('dir /a-d "%%~a" 2^>nul ^| findstr /r /c:"^[ ][ ][ ]*[0-9]"') do set /a "total+=%%b"
)
endlocal & set "%~1=%total%" & echo %total%
goto :eof

Answer 2

This should compare two folders.
#echo off
set aa=0&set bb=0
for %%a in ("c:\Users\abc\INBOX\*") do set /a aa+=1
for %%a in ("c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX\*") do set /a bb+=1
if %aa% EQU %bb% (
echo they have the same number of visible files.
) else (
echo the file count is different
)

Answer 3

TRy something like this :
#echo off
set $Folder1="c:\Users\abc\INBOX"
set $folder2="c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX"
set $count=1
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %%x in (%$Folder1% %$Folder2%) do (
for /f "tokens=1 delims= " %%a in ('dir %%x ^| find /i "File(s)"') do (
set $Total!$Count!=%%a)
set /a $Count+=1)
If %$Total1% Equ %$Total2% (echo Same number of files) else (echo Different number of files)
If your system is not in english you have to change the "File" according with your system language (ie: "Fichier(s)' in French)
EDIT :
To compare more Directory with the FIRST ONE :
#echo off
set $Folder1="c:\Users\abc\INBOX"
set $folder2="c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX"
set $Folder3=c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX\PROC
set $Folder4=c:\Users\abc\OUTBOX\PEND
set $Count=0
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %%x in (%$Folder1% %$Folder2% %$Folder3% %$Folder4%) do (
for /f "tokens=1 delims= " %%a in ('dir %%x /a-d ^| find /i "File(s)"') do (
call:test %%x %%a
if !$count! Equ 0 set $Ref=%%a
set $Count=1))
exit/b
:test
if !$count! Equ 1 (
If "%$Ref%" Equ "%2" (echo %$Folder1% SAME %1) else (echo %$Folder1% DIFFERENT %1))