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Uploading certain files and folders via SFTP causes names to be uppercased

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Mar 15, 20262626 views
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I have a small set of files and folders in a directory on my computer that are causing issue. When I upload them to my web host (Dreamhost) via SFTP (using Transmit on OSX, a GUI), most files and folders transfer as expected. But a couple of them convert to uppercase on the web host. Example: slide…

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Fix for: Uploading certain files and folders via SFTP causes names to be uppercased

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I assume your filesystem is HFS+ (given you are using Transmit on OSX). HFS+ has 2 flavors, one is case sensitive, and the other is case insensitive (https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/71357/how-to-check-if-my-hd-is-case-sensitive-or-not). Ho…

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