Hi,
there is a bug with “show recursive item count” feature. Total displayed is not correct if inside that folder there is another folder which have inside another folder which contains empty folders inside. Quite complex to explain, in few words empty folders are considered as listings. Example:
FOLDER A (shows 700 items)
FOLDER B inside A (contains 200 listings)
FOLDER C inside A (contains 200 listings)
FOLDER D inside A (contains folders and subfolders, all empty)
Total shown on folder A should be 400, not 700. Folder D has no listings inside, just 300 empty folders.
I hope it will help.