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2001/8/10-11 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:22072 Activity:very high
8/9     On Win ME, something happened.  When I copy files, the file name
        gets copied but the whole filename gets capitalized (every letter).
        What happened?  How can I fix this?
        \_ why are you using WinME?  seriously.  at least use Win2k.  Jesus.
           anyway: where were you copying from?  local HD or network share?
           were you copying via Explorer, or were you copying from the command
           prompt?
           \_ explorer from local drive to external drive.
              why ME?  System came with it when I bought it.
              I didn't bother inquiring about the others
              \_ what kind of external drive?  what file system does it use?
                 \_ firewire external drive.
           \_ Isn't ME supposed to be like 95 and 98 which are for single user
              and are supposed to be lighter-weight than NT/2k/XP?
           \_ I don't use WinME so I can't say I know what the issue is.
              But it sounds like Windows is somehow retrieving the DOS
              FAT16 8char filename rather than the FAT32 long filename upon
              copying.  By default, FAT16 DOS filenames in Windows are all
              caps, right click on any shortcut in Windows for evidence by
              looking at its DOS name.  Read this tech doc for more
              information on Windows/DOS filenames.
              http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/2bea.htm
              \_ thx!
              \_ thx!  I think something got corrupted somewhere.  I ran
                 scan disk, and my whole filesytem looks like FileN~1,
                 FileN~2.  Are external drives this unstable?
                 \_ That's not a bug.  That's what long filenames look like.
                    \_ When the old file name used to be
                        "This is an example of a filename", then gets
                        transformed into "FileN~1", then that is a problem.
                 \_ WinME sucks. Either use win2k or downgrade to win98
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www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/2bea.htm
FAT-formatted drives also let you use space characters in file and folder names. However, other applications may not support these filenames. Windows 95 and Windows 98 maintain two distinct filenames for each file: the filename that you enter in Windows, known as the filename alias, and the filename that is stored on disk, which is DOS-compliant. If a filename you type is DOS-compliant, Windows 95 and Windows 98 save the filename alias as the DOS-compliant filename, but display the filename as lowercase with an initial cap. If a filename you enter in is not DOS-compliant, Windows 95 and Windows 98 create a DOS-compliant filename it uses to store the file on disk that is based on the filename alias. Because Windows may display characters in a filename with a different case than the file's DOS-compliant filename or alias, it is impossible to know whether the file has a DOS-compliant filename by looking at its name in Windows. BIG If a filename alias is altered but not completely retyped, Windows rewrites the assigned alias to match the displayed one. You can view a file's or folder's DOS-compliant name in Windows by right-clicking it and choosing Properties from the pop-up menu. In the Properties dialog displays it as the MS-DOS name. You can also type the dir command at the MS-DOS Prompt to see a file's or folder's DOS-compliant name. Windows not only uses the filename alias for display, but may also use it as a reference when a file is moved, copied, stored, or linked to by an application, server, or other system. Whether Windows uses the alias or the DOS-compliant filename depends on the situation. Windows NT Filenames on FAT-Formatted and NTFS-Formatted Drives Windows NT can read and write to NTFS- and FAT-formatted drives. This is true even if you saved the file with an all-uppercase or a long filename. Filenames saved on NTFS formatted drives can be transferred to Macintosh computers or to servers that supports long filenames with letter case intact. NTFS also generates a valid DOS-compliant filename for backwards compatibility. For example, if you save a file from a NTFS-formatted drive to a FAT-formatted drive, a floppy disk, or to a server that doesn't support long filenames, the DOS-compliant filename is used. Related Records 41 Back To Top Copyright 2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated.