Incorrect Sizes Shown in List View

I've been running OS 10.3.9 for a while (old G4 can't run 10.4+) and something that's bothered me since the beginning is the way that OS fails to update the size of folders shown in list view and in the "get info" window. I can literally get info on a folder, close the "get info" window, move some files in or out of the folder and get info again and the size reported in the "get info" window will not change (ie, will be WRONG!).
In the past this has been a minor annoyance but now I am dealing with copying large amounts of data onto multiple external hard drives. I need to have accurate size and file counts so that I can see which folders are the same and which may have changed and need updating.
Has anyone found a solution for this bug?
(before someone suggests using backup software to make the copies, that's what I'm already doing but I want to be able to manually confirm that the files were properly copied. I've only used the backup program a few times and I don't entirely trust it yet)
thanks in advance

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