fsutil - The request is not supported after setCaseSensitiveInfo

Question

I am trying to make a folder on Windows 10 case sensitive.

I found this link that shows what you should do: basically it should be very easy:

fsutil.exe file setCaseSensitiveInfo -destination here- enable

Unfortunately I keep getting this error:

Error: The request is not supported.

Does anybody know how to fix this?

Answer 1

The command you need to run is:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

It will take several seconds to run, and will prompt you to restart your computer.

Answer 2

OK, so basically I needed this in order to create a localhost using VMware. I couldn't find a solution to this, however, I found out that there is Ubuntu for windows in the Windows store, which basically is having an Ubuntu server on your windows machine.....yea mind blowing. So now I have my server using Ubuntu and still have my Windows...the good life for me :)

here is the link for downloading Ubuntu on Windows. Ubuntu For Windows

Answer 3

First of all - it works on NTFS.

Note that:

Case sensitivity was added in Windows 10’s April 2018 Update.

so if you don't have that famous update, then all you can do is described in next sentence:

Prior to this, it was possible to mount Windows folders as case sensitive within the Bash on Windows environment, also known as the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

If you have git, with git-bash - run bash, and create directory from there, since:

Linux Tools Create Case Sensitive Folders by Default

Other then that. There is Minimalist GNU for Windows - you get own bash, and everything is case sensitive. That can be good option - depends on your needs.

Answer 4

I had the same problem even with Windows 10’s April 2018 Update and NTFS Volume.

After installing of "Windows Subsystem for Linux", everythings works fine.

Answer 5

Firstly run the below command on Windows PowerShell opened in administrator mode:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

It takes few seconds and will prompt you to restart your computer. After restarting, open the command prompt in administrator mode and run:

fsutil.exe file SetCaseSensitiveInfo YourDestinationFolder enable

Example:

fsutil.exe file SetCaseSensitiveInfo C:\Users\gmudepa\Documents\GitHub\linux enable