Windows 10 DOS DIR command shows incorrect free space on network drive?

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I am running Windows 10 Professional Version 1809 on a Lenovo ThinkPad P52. I am connecting to a WebDAV Server app (Version 1.17 from The Olive Tree - free version with ads) running on a Moto E4 running Andriod V7.1.1.

I have been using the The Olive Tree WebDAV app for years and have been very happy with it.

I recently discovered that the Windows 10 DOS DIR command does not correctly display free space on a network drive!?!!

After mapping the Moto as Windows 10 Drive Z: (as described at How to setup webDAV in windows 10...?), I see:

C:\>dir autoexec.bat
Volume in drive C is Windows
Volume Serial Number is 8208-6834

Directory of C:\

02/16/2019 06:32 PM 17 AUTOEXEC.BAT
1 File(s) 17 bytes
0 Dir(s) 76,361,641,984 bytes free

C:\>z:

Z:\>dir callrecordings\.nomedia
Volume in drive Z has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0000-0000

Directory of Z:\callrecordings

10/21/2019 07:09 PM 0 .nomedia
1 File(s) 0 bytes
0 Dir(s) 76,361,641,984 bytes free

Z:\>

Please note that the amount of space shown as free (76,361,641,984 bytes free or roughly 76 GB) is the same on both the C: and Z: drives. That would be an incredible coincidence and furthermore is not possible since the Android only has 16 GB of storage.

It seems that a DOS DIR command when run against Drive Z: shows the amount of space free on Drive z:!?!!

Is Microsoft aware of this anomalous behavior?

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