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The tag 'discrepancy' on WindowsForum.com covers user-reported inconsistencies in Windows behavior, including folder size differences after copy-paste operations, varying numbers of available Windows Updates on similar systems, Bluetooth file transfer issues between Windows 7 and Android, and time synchronization errors where PCs on the same LAN show different internet times despite syncing with time.windows.com. These threads highlight real-world mismatches in expected versus actual system performance, often requiring troubleshooting to resolve.
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    Copy and Paste with a folder using Dell Win10 laptop and 2TB Seagate drive

    I am trying to back up contents of my "Documents" folder which is on my C: drive of a Dell Win10 laptop, by copying the entire "Documents" folder onto my Seagate 2TB USB external drive. But something looks very odd with the result. When I compare the size of the "copied-from" folder to the size...
    • Frog2015
    • Thread
    • backup copy dell discrepancy external drive file size folders paste seagate windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Discrepancy in Windows Updates: Why So Many for One System but Not the Other?

    A couple of weeks ago I installed a Win 7 64 bit on a new system. After installation I accessed Windows Updates and nearly 200 updates (mostly important and including SP1) were downloaded and installed. There are now 28 updates awaiting installation. Yesterday, after a hard drive failure, I...
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    Windows 7 Intermittent Bluetooth File Transfer Issues Between Windows 7 Laptop and Android Phone

    Hi, There are problems transferring files between my laptop and my phone. The symptoms I encountered are strange and I hope for a comprehensive explanation and solution to the problem Background: Computer Windows 7 64 Bit Phone Android 4.0.3 Drivers are all up to date, using Windows Device...
    • BTnotworking
    • Thread
    • android authentication bluetooth device manager discrepancy error message file receiving file sending file transfer network issues receiving methods sending methods tech support transfer troubleshooting user experience windows 7 wireless transfer
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  4. Bebbspoke

    Windows 7 Internet time is WRONG - it is ASYNCHRONOUS!

    Please can someone explain and give solution that multiple pcs on the SAME LAN can give DIFFERENT values of "Internet Time" yet all are synchronized with "time.windows.com"? Even machines with the same operating system will differ! The time differences observed may be many tens of seconds; -...
    • Bebbspoke
    • Thread
    • discrepancy lan microsoft network network time operating system sync technical issues time settings windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. Bebbspoke

    Windows 7 Internet time is WRONG - it is ASYNCHRONOUS!

    Please can someone explain and give solution that multiple pcs on the SAME LAN can give DIFFERENT values of "Internet Time" yet all are synchronized with "time.windows.com"? Even machines with the same operating system will differ! The time differences observed may be many tens of seconds; -...
    • Bebbspoke
    • Thread
    • discrepancy internet lan microsoft network pcs solutions sync time windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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