TimeMachine disk format backup problem

Mac mini OSX10.9.3
PROBLEM: must reformat Backup Disk (cannot be repaired otherwise)
ACTION ATTEMPTED: copy backup files from Backup Disk to Startup Disk (as temporary repository)
ERROR MESSAGE
“The volume has the wrong case sensitivity for a backup.”
and I cannot find any information about case sensitive format.
STARTUP DISK
Disk Description : APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 Media
Connection Bus : SATAT
Connection Type : Internal
Connection ID : "Lower"
Total Capacity : 500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 Bytes)
Write Status : Read/Write
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
Partition Map Scheme : GUID Partition Table
STARTUP VOLUME
Mount Point : /
Format : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Capacity : 499.25 GB (499,248,103,424 Bytes)
Available : 405.25 GB (405,249,343,488 Bytes)
Used : 94 GB (93,998,759,936 Bytes)
Owners Enabled : Yes
Number of Folders : 188,363
Number of Files : 1,008,230
BACKUP DISK
Format : Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive)

Your backup disk is case sensitive, your system disk isn't. While your backup disk treats "Test.txt" different then "test.txt", your system disk wouldn't. You can't copy your backups to the system disk.
Why is your backup disk case sensitive? That's usually not necessary. To change that you'd need to format the disk.
If you want to keep your backups your only option would be to get another hard disk, format it case sensitive and copy your backups to it.
The other option is to format your current backup disk, but this time make it "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and start a fresh backup.

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