The original launchpad report doesn't mention data loss, but it does indicate a bug in Nautilus which causes 'inconvenience'. However, Windows users probably have similar but not identical problems.
According to that report 1. NTFS is case-sensitive, so the underlying file system is case sensitive. 2. below, an interesting part of the launchpad entry: > > 1) Mount a remote NTFS Windows share (I am using CIFS at /etc/fstab). > 2) Create a file named 123.abc in this volume (touch, gedit, > whatever). > 3) Open Nautilus and select the mounted volume in the left panel. > 4) In the right panel, locate the file you have just created in Step > 2. > 5) Right click over the file and select "rename". Try to rename it to > "123.ABC". > > Nautilus will tell you there already is a file with that name, which > is not true because the mounted volume is not FAT but NTFS (case > sensitive). > > Alternatively, use Nautilus to access the NTFS share using a "smb://" > address and try to perform Steps 4 and 5: It will work. > > Regards, > Effenberg > > The Nautilus bug is shared by Windows apps, apparently: >From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/100625 > In NTFS, you can create unique file names, stored in the same > directory, that differ only in case. For example, the following > filenames can coexist in one directory on an NTFS volume: > CASE.TXT > case.txt > case.TXT > However, if you attempt to open one of these files in a Win32 > application, such as Notepad, you would only have access to one of the > files, regardless of the case of the filename you type in the Open > File dialog box. > > Other inconsistencies also exist. The Windows NT Command Prompt and > File Manager correctly display the names of the files. However, normal > commands, such as COPY, fail when you attempt to access one or more > filenames that differ only in case. This is not a grave bug, I think. I use remotedly mounted Windows drives frequently at work, and haven't noticed this (I never expect NTFS drives to be case sensitive). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
