Take the 2-minute tour ×  So I just got my first Mac. After
getting everything set up just the way I wanted it I decided to
install Steam. When I opened Steam it said something about not
supporting case-sensitive file systems...  I did some googling
and found that Steam won't be the only application that gives me
this trouble. Photoshop (when I eventually install it) doesn't
support case-sensitive file systems either. I'm sure there are
other applications as well.  There is at least a work around for
Steam, but it involves disc images and symbolic links. Not very
fun. It works, but it's not very fun (and Steam is supposed to
be all about fun, no?). I am not aware of any work arounds for
Photoshop.  So here's my question. Can I boot into the disk
utility, format the drive to be case-insensitive, and then
restore from time machine? Are there any technical limitations
that would prevent me from doing this? I haven't named anything
like Folder 1 and folder 1 yet, so I am not aware of any
collisions that would sho