samba - Sep 2005 - Not the same folder size on a Linux workstation and on a Windows workstation

Hi all,

I made a copy of a folder from a WINXP SP2 to a Linux workstation shared 
folder. After the copy and from the WINXP SP2 workstation, i look the 
properties of the remote folder (the copied folder on the Linux 
workstation) and of the local folder (the original folder on the WINXP 
workstation)

For the remote folder, I have :
    - 29764 files
    - 2427 folders
    - Size : 6868067,965 bytes
    - Size on disk : 6884156,416 bytes

and for the local folder, I have :
    - 29764 files
    - 2427 folders
    - Size : 6865812,159 bytes
    - Size on disk : 6938199,838 bytes

I think that the differences on the 'Size on disk' properties comes from
the files fragmentation on the disks

But I don't understand why the 'Size' properties are not the same.
Can anybody explain it to me ?

Thank you for your answer,

Jean LEE

Birger Wathne a ?crit :
> Could it simply be that the folders have different size?
> You could check the files within a folder and then the folder to look 
> for differences.
> Perhaps also look at an empty folder.
>
Hi,

Thank you for your answer.
Well, I found where is my problem :

My mail storage folder is a subdirectory of the local folder (which is 
copied to the linux workstation). As I am subscribed in a lot of mailing 
lists, this folder is updated very quickly.
If I do a copy of the local folder to the Linux workstation, the local 
folder and the remote folder are not very long the same and the local 
folder is always greater than the remote folder. The difference in the 
'Size' property comes always from the mail storage folder. All other 
folders have the same size.....

It was so easy  :)

Bye,

Jean