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Case Sensitivity in various Filesystems

When a filesystem is created, case-sensitivity and case-preservation is configurable. In Unix filesystems, filenames are usually case-sensitive. Windows is a mish-mash of case-sensitivity: FAT12 filesystem was case-insensitive Windows filesystems (VFAT, FAT32) are not case-sensitive but are case-preserving NTFS is case-sensitive, … Continue reading

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