Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up1661arrow-down170
arrow-up1591arrow-down1external-linkRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.worldLuu Tuyen@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square190fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down1·4 months agoOh it’s even better, windows explorer can’t really do case sensitive But NTFS is a case sensitive file system This occasionally manifests in mind boggling problems
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoYou can enable case sensitivity in windows. It’s only disabled by default.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months agoSame on MacOS - when you format a drive, you can pick whether it’s case sensitive or not.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·4 months agoNTFS is case insensitive because it’s supposed to be more POSIX compatible than its precursors. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/backup-and-storage/fat-hpfs-and-ntfs-file-systems#posix-support
minus-squarestupidcasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoLol, I have a NTFS drive in a Linux container so I didn’t have to re download everything I had on windows works perfectly fine, now I’m assuming if I ever try to move it back to windows something horrible will break.
Oh it’s even better, windows explorer can’t really do case sensitive
But NTFS is a case sensitive file system
This occasionally manifests in mind boggling problems
You can enable case sensitivity in windows. It’s only disabled by default.
Same on MacOS - when you format a drive, you can pick whether it’s case sensitive or not.
NTFS is case insensitive because it’s supposed to be more POSIX compatible than its precursors.
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/backup-and-storage/fat-hpfs-and-ntfs-file-systems#posix-support
Lol, I have a NTFS drive in a Linux container so I didn’t have to re download everything I had on windows works perfectly fine, now I’m assuming if I ever try to move it back to windows something horrible will break.
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