Number of files in storage more than double my library

I added approx 6,000 PDFs to my Zotero library, then deleted many of them (and emptied trash), leaving me with 4,724 records. But when I look at my Storage folder, there are more than 10,000 files. Can anyone please explain?
  • edited April 26, 2021
    Zotero adds additional hidden files to the folder for internal purposes (e.g., full-text indexing).

    If you do a search for PDFs, that should be equivalent to what you have in Zotero (assuming you don't have more than one library).
  • Thanks you. No need to panic, then! But just curious, when you say 'do a search for PDFs'...where/how do I do that? As I mentioned, I have 4,724 PDFs in my Zotero library. are you suggesting I search the number of PDFs in storage? Thanks again.
  • are you suggesting I search the number of PDFs in storage? Thanks again.
    Yes. In Windows e.g. you can search for
    ext: ".pdf" kind:document in the search bar of the storage folder to find all PDFs
  • Thank you!
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