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Remember: GNU/Linux and other UNIX systems can make files that are case-sensitive, Windows can't make files that are case-sensitive (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

you mean ntfs and fat are, not windows itself. if windows supported ext4, it wouldn't have case sensitivity on an ext4 drive

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

i doubt it would let you run .com files, or any of the other various "special" characters though.

Though we don't include whatever bullshit DOS compat might cause problems in either of these.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Isn't there an application on Windows that allows you to open ext4? You check it out on that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yes but it's not native in windows... then again fat and ntfs isn't native to linux either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but we don't know if we can do the case sensitive thingy on that, or do we?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I'd assume we can