icon item info not updating automatically

[orijinal]

what's the deal with item info not updating automatically for files?

i have this 'temp' folder on my desktop that keeps all the files i download to it, but it never updates the number of items automatically. i have to actually click or access the folder for it to update this information.

why is this?

 

[mad jew]

So the system isn't slowed down by constant checking and rechecking of said info I suppose.