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How can I stop Windows Explorer from changing the case of my filenames?
John Savill
November 12, 2000
1 Min Read
A. By default, Explorer changes the case of your filenames so that a file you name c:iLikeTOTypeTHiS appears as c:Iliketotypethis. Microsoft calls this PrettyPath, and you can disable it by performing the following steps:
Start regedit.exe.
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced.
Double-click DontPrettyPath (or create this key with a type of REG_DWORD if it doesn't exist).
Set the value to 1 to keep the case as you type it or 0 to adjust the case as Explorer requires.
Click OK.
Close regedit.
Restart the machine.
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