Mac - Convert from Case-Sensitive to Case-Insensitive File System (5 Solutions!!)

Mac - Convert from Case-Sensitive to Case-Insensitive File System


The Question: So I just got my first Mac. After getting everything set up just the way I
wanted it I decided to install Steam. When I opened Steam it said something
about not supporting case-sensitive file systems...
I did some googling and found that Steam won't be the only application that
gives me this trouble. Photoshop (when I eventually install it) doesn't support
case-sensitive file systems either. I'm sure there are other applications as
well.
There is at least a work around for Steam, but it involves disc images and
symbolic links. Not very fun. It works, but it's not very fun (and Steam is
supposed to be all about fun, no?). I am not aware of any work arounds for
Photoshop.
So here's my question. Can I boot into the disk utility, format the drive to be
case-insensitive, and then restore from time machine? Are there any technical
limitations that would prevent me from doing this? I haven't named anything
like Folder 1 and folder 1 yet, so I am not aware of any collisions that would
show up.

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== This solution helped 11 people ==
It looks like you can restore from time machine to a case-insensitive file
system from a case-sensitive one. See Apple Forums https://
discussions.apple.com/thread/2624756?start=15&tstart=0.
I would highly recommend that you perform a total system backup using http://
bombich.com/.
Carbon Copy Cloner does support restoring to a case-insensitive system from a
case-sensitive one - see http://help.bombich.com/discussions/q...
ccc-backup-a-case-sensitive-volume-and-restore-to-a-case-insensitive-volume.
In fact, I would recommend CCC over TM, but you should use what you feel
comfortable with. I would also boot to the CCC image and make sure all my stuff
was there before I wiped my internal drive and did the restore. CCC makes a
bootable back up (which is another reason it's awesome).

== This solution helped 8 people ==
I haven't used it, but http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iPart... claims to
be able to do nondestructive conversion between case-sensitive and case-
insensitive HFS+.

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