Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoRemember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitivelemmy.worldimagemessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down134
arrow-up1306arrow-down1imageRemember: 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 · 3 months agomessage-square152fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·3 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-squarestupidcasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 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.
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoYou can enable case sensitivity in windows. It’s only disabled by default.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 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
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
WHAT
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.
You can enable case sensitivity in windows. It’s only disabled by default.
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