Re: HFSX convert to case-insensitive
Re: HFSX convert to case-insensitive
- Subject: Re: HFSX convert to case-insensitive
- From: Aaron Burghardt <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:03:29 -0500
No, that is not all. There is a parameter in the Catalog file's BTHeaderRec for case-sensitivity, and actually that is the critical value; it is perfectly acceptable to have a version 5, HX file system that is case-insensitive. But, just changing these values isn't sufficient because the records in the Catalog file will sort differently, so it must be re-sorted.
There is a free, open-source utility that attempts this, but it failed on one volume I tried it on and corrupted it to the point I had to reformat. If you are not a file-system developer, I suggest trying the tool Chris Suter referred to (I haven't used it myself and I have no affiliation).
Aaron
On Jun 5, 2012, at 4:42 AM, Thomas Tempelmann wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Have you tried to simply change the volume header accordingly? You can
> do that with iBored, for instance.
>
> And the docs are to be found in TN1150.
>
> I looks like all you have to do is to change the signature from HX to
> H+, and change the version to 4.
>
> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:57 AM, Chris Murphy <email@hidden> wrote:
>> My understanding is HFSX supports either case-sensitivity or case-insensitivity. Question: is it possible to "convert" in place from case-sensitive to case-insensitive. At the moment it appears only reformatting is an option.
>>
>> I can imagine the potential for collision between files that differ only in case, but in this particular situation that's not a concern.
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