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[–] 86 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I love how the arstechnica article words it like you will never need FAT32 and it's silly to consider it.

I had to download fat32format I don't know how many times because I needed to format an extra large SD Card or USB drive for some device. Microsoft really shafted exFAT's adoption with their licensing.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    FAT32 is also really simple to implement. Supporting exFAT may require a larger microcontroller with more memory, which results in a more expensive product.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I personally haven't had to touch it in over a decade, but I guess there's probably some uses for it still, yeah.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Personal computers and flagship phones? Yeah you can probably use exFAT.

    Video game consoles and handhelds? Dashcams? Car entertainment centers? Cheap android devices? 100% going to be FAT32 partitioned with a Master Boot Record

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Low end motherboard BIOS flashing

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