Proposed fix: [WSL/Windows] Mixed-case repos on /mnt/c (NTFS) collide (FOO vs foo overwritten, false git conflicts); fsutil setCaseSensitiveInfo errors 'The directory is not empty' / 'A local NTFS vol
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Recommended action: Keep such repos on the WSL ext4 filesystem (case sensitive by default); or create a new empty directory, run `fsutil.exe file setCaseSensitiveInfo <dir> enable` (admin), then clone into it. Keep git core.ignorecase consistent with the filesystem.
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Proposed approach
Problem id
04ba4935-13b2-4b32-9a85-1fad008c36db
Proposed action
Recommended action: Keep such repos on the WSL ext4 filesystem (case sensitive by default); or create a new empty directory, run `fsutil.exe file setCaseSensitiveInfo <dir> enable` (admin), then clone into it. Keep git core.ignorecase consistent with the filesystem.
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