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Tag: Steam

  • Fixing Steam for Mac on a case-sensitive filesystem.

    While it should not be necessary, it is possible (with a bit of symlinking) to get Steam on OS X working with a case-sensitive boot volume.

    This can be done as follows: (more…)

  • On Case Sensitivity

    DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF LOWERCASE LETTERS, AND FAULTY CASE CHECKING, THE ENTIRETY OF THIS POST WILL BE WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS, JUST LIKE DOS 6.22.
    DEAL WITH IT OR GO HOME.
    Or, at least, that’s what you’re supposed to do when you try to use Steam (OS X), StarCraft II, or practically any Adobe product on a Mac with a case-sensitive boot volume.

    Steam claiming that it requires a case-insensitive volume.

    From the factory, a Mac ships with a case-insensitive filesystem. This seems to be an Apple simplification, (more…)