Windows 11 Properties different for directory copied from Windows 11 laptop to NTFS-formatted external hard drive

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Why are the properties different for a directory (composed of numerous subdirectories) copied using Windows 11 from the c: drive on my HP Envy x360 Laptop15M-EE0023DX to my NTFS-formatted WD 5TB My Passport Ultra external hard drive? - On my laptop, the Properties for the directory copied shows 68,077 files (14,065 folders) and 11,128,516,608 bytes on the drive. - However, on my external hard drive, the Properties for the directory copied shows 21,649 files (7,914 folders) and 6,571,081,728 bytes on the drive. I ran the Chkdsk tool on the c: drive of my laptop before making the co

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