The problem of many so called "synchronization" tools is that they simply backup a
directory tree from one source to a target. Almost all of them do NOT detect changes
in upper/lower case of file or folder names.

So assume I have two absolute equal directory trees beginning with

D:\myprojects\*
and
W:\backup\myprojects\v2009\*

Now I change some chars in a folder name in the source from lower to upper case
resp. vice versa e.g.

D:\myprojects\l1b\versionAA12\*
to
D:\myprojects\lib\Versionaa12\*

This change is NOT detected by standard sync/backup programs. The folder name in the target dir
remains untouched.

Is there a tool which allows the detection of upper/lower case changes/differences?

Does e.g. Robocopy detect them (with a special option) ?

Dennis

"Dennis Halver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The problem of many so called "synchronization" tools is that they simply
> backup a
> directory tree from one source to a target. Almost all of them do NOT
> detect changes
> in upper/lower case of file or folder names.
>
> So assume I have two absolute equal directory trees beginning with
>
> D:\myprojects\*
> and
> W:\backup\myprojects\v2009\*
>
> Now I change some chars in a folder name in the source from lower to upper
> case
> resp. vice versa e.g.
>
> D:\myprojects\l1b\versionAA12\*
> to
> D:\myprojects\lib\Versionaa12\*
>
> This change is NOT detected by standard sync/backup programs. The folder
> name in the target dir
> remains untouched.
>
> Is there a tool which allows the detection of upper/lower case
> changes/differences?
>
> Does e.g. Robocopy detect them (with a special option) ?
>
> Dennis
>

While the "ren" (rename) command will rename files according to the
capitalisation you type, all of the "copy" commands I know will retain the
upper/lower case of the target file, regardless of the way the source file
name is spelt. You would have to write a batch or VB Script file to
synchronise file name capitalisation.

I agree with Pegasus on this

Recursive routines are easy to write

--
SPAMCOP User


"Pegasus [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Dennis Halver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:4a6f0f8b$0$31872$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The problem of many so called "synchronization" tools is that they simply
>> backup a
>> directory tree from one source to a target. Almost all of them do NOT
>> detect changes
>> in upper/lower case of file or folder names.
>>
>> So assume I have two absolute equal directory trees beginning with
>>
>> D:\myprojects\*
>> and
>> W:\backup\myprojects\v2009\*
>>
>> Now I change some chars in a folder name in the source from lower to
>> upper case
>> resp. vice versa e.g.
>>
>> D:\myprojects\l1b\versionAA12\*
>> to
>> D:\myprojects\lib\Versionaa12\*
>>
>> This change is NOT detected by standard sync/backup programs. The folder
>> name in the target dir
>> remains untouched.
>>
>> Is there a tool which allows the detection of upper/lower case
>> changes/differences?
>>
>> Does e.g. Robocopy detect them (with a special option) ?
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>
> While the "ren" (rename) command will rename files according to the
> capitalisation you type, all of the "copy" commands I know will retain the
> upper/lower case of the target file, regardless of the way the source file
> name is spelt. You would have to write a batch or VB Script file to
> synchronise file name capitalisation.
>
>
>