One field where the simplicity of the FAT filesystem is a real advantage is when it comes to data recovery. When you somehow managed to trash a HD that holds important data without a backup and have to get it out the hard way, then the file system can't be primitive enough. This is proven by the fact that companies who do that professionally usually ask about twice as much for working on a non-FAT filesystem.

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