"Get Info" Reports an Incorrect Number of Files in a Directory

I have a 17" MacBook Pro with OS X, 10.6.4. I've been relying upon Finder's "Get Info" to determine how many files a directory contains, and I never noticed any problems when using it. However, this afternoon I saw an anomaly with the actual number of files in a directory and what "Get Info" reported.
I had previously created a new directory and moved 23 files to it. This morning I added three (3) more files to the directory, for a total of 26 files. This afternoon I added another five (5) files for a final total of 31 files in the directory. While Finder's "Get Info" showed that the directory had been updated this afternoon, it would not update the number of files it contains -- it still showed 26 files and the old total file size. I had to log out and log back in again for it to show me the correct file size and number of files.
Is this normal behavior or was it a glitch in Finder? That is, can I rely upon Finder to tell me the correct number of files in a folder -- or not?
Is there a way to force Finder to refresh itself? I looked around, but I did not see anything obvious, which is why I tried the logout/login method of refreshing it.
Thanks,
Bev in TX

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
This is a known issue in Finder. No fix I know of but a decent refresh here.
-mj

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