File System: Identicle file names
Anyone who has used windows and tried to name a file the same as another in the directory usually got that message saying you can't name it that. Well what would happen if you did? I somehow managed to do that, but not on windows; instead on my DS (DO NOT ASK HOW PLEASE) with the FAT16 file system.
I did it by playing a game called pocket physics and saved a file with a name over 8 characters twice. They are EXACTLY the same file name, and if I try to access the folder it is in, the program I use as an OS (sorta) crashes. But I fould a way to fix it. I used a file compresser, and compressed all the files with the same name and deleted it. It worked :D. But think about it. If I put that on windows, what would have happened?
I want to know if this is common, and what it's destructive capabilities (if any) are >:) It's great for protecting files on my DS though, because it crashes if you access the folder :P
Last edited by Nuyashaki; Mar 11, 2008 at 06:01 PM.