Bug : Local filename modification to uppercase during some Tortoise operations

[Nastin Nicolas]

Hello,

First of all, thanks for Tortoise that gives me a great help.

I have some files in my repository whose names are modified to uppercase during some Tortoise operations : update, update to revision, switch. After those operations, Tortoise view file as "missing"

Here an example :

- I have a file named "ZCSync.pas". Its filename was never modified since its creation

- The working copy is up-to-date and there is no pending modifications

- I update this file to the previous revision number (Another possibilty is to delete the file with Windows Explorer and to update the folder)

- Filename become ZCSYNC.PAS

- Tortoise now view "ZCSync.pas" as "missing"

- A revert operation restore the right filename

Some details :

- Repo-browser never shows filename "ZCSYNC.PAS"

- The issue always appears on the same files.

- Issue appears on two computers with Windows 10 1709 + Tortoise 1.9.7.27907 but also on previous Tortoise version

- SVN Server 1.9.7.30920 (Database was created with 1.6) 

- One of my collegues does not have this issue (the only difference is Windows 10 1703)

- The "FixCaseRenames" option is enabled. I try disable it but it does not resolve the issue.

- I deleted my working copy and uninstalled Tortoise. And then I reinstalled it and make a Checkout. But it does not help.

Does someone has any idea ?

Thank to all of you !

Nicolas

[Stefan]

svn does not itself convert filenames or pathnames.
But: if your working copy is on a old filesystem like FAT (not FAT32), then the filesystem returns those names when queried for.

Oh, and I know of a virus scanner (with a 'k' in its name) that once did that to all file requests: it forced Windows to return only uppercase pathnames.

Stefan

[Nastin Nicolas]

Many Thanks Stefan.

Le mardi 16 janvier 2018 17:06:37 UTC+1, Stefan a écrit :

But: if your working copy is on a old filesystem like FAT (not FAT32), then the filesystem returns those names when queried for.

 I was using a VeraCrypt encrypted container formatted in FAT32 (not FAT). I switched to NTFS and I do not manage to reproduce the issue

Le mardi 16 janvier 2018 17:06:37 UTC+1, Stefan a écrit :

Oh, and I know of a virus scanner (with a 'k' in its name) that once did that to all file requests: it forced Windows to return only uppercase pathnames.

Yes, I was previously using this virus scanner but the issue lasted after the virus scanner change.

Nicolas