Windows KBFS Bug - Case insensitivity is not respected
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Description
Windows FS is case insensitive but when KBFS is exposed as "K" drive in windows; it does not respect the case insensitivity (eg folders "Backup" and "backup" are treated as different).
This is not just cosmetic. Lots of odd behaviour occurs coz different programs assume they would be the same and cause odd errors to pop up
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue on Windows with KBFS mounted as the K drive, creating folders named “Backup” and “backup” and observing whether they are treated as distinct. Trace the KBFS Windows filesystem entry point responsible for name comparisons; done means case variants resolve to the same folder and related Windows programs no longer encounter conflicting paths.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100