[rdiff-backup-users] Case sensitivity problem

[padoivi]

Thanks for your replies.


> 
> On NTFS you can't have "FOO" and "foo" in one directory - that's why
> rdiff-backup has to convert uppercase letters to ugly things. 
> 


I am pretty sure that I never have two files with the same name ("foo" and 
"FOO") and thus a nice option would be 
"--dont-mess-with-my-file-names-I-know-what-Iam-doing", even though I 
understand how risky this could be.


> 
> This is not a problem. It will be restored exactly as it was
> originally. The FAQ explains this clearly
> (http://stderr.org/doc/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html#case_insensitive).
> 


Well, this is true if you use "rdiff-backup --restore ..." to restore your 
files but using a basic "cp" of the mirror files will not restore properly file 
names, will it ? I am worried about that since the last backup software I used 
would not allow me to recover my file without using a specific command such as 
"rdiff-backup --restore ...". It is critical for me that basic restore can be 
done easily using "cp", even though in most of the case, the backup software 
specific command will work.


> 
>  Can't you use an ext3 file system for your external hard drive? 
> 


I was thinking about this solution but I want to be sure that this will solve 
my "problem" before going through the process of backing up my backup drive.

Thanks,
V

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