Finder folder icon showing items count when empty
Solution 1:
You must have a Folder Action script that does that, but it is not working correctly.
Right Click on the Folder "Ref"
Scroll down in pop up to Services,
new pop shows up
Click on the Folder Action setup
again a new window will pop up showing the scripts
This is what they look on 10.9.2 without any modifications by me
If you have any other script, just simply uncheck it or use Edit if you know what you doing.