diff --git a/src/dir.rs b/src/dir.rs
index 656fa7b..03564a3 100644
--- a/src/dir.rs
+++ b/src/dir.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl Display for RegularDirEntry {
 
         write!(
             f,
-            "{} {: <16}    created: {}    modified: {}",
+            "DirEntry {{ {} {: <16}    created: {}    modified: {} }}",
             self.attr,
             name,
             self.create_time().format("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S%.3f %Y"),
@@ -167,30 +167,6 @@ impl RegularDirEntry {
         self.attr.contains(Attr::Directory) && !self.attr.intersects(Attr::System | Attr::VolumeId)
     }
 
-    pub fn is_dot(&self) -> bool {
-        if !self.is_dir() {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // &self.name[..2] == &[b'.', b' ']
-
-        self.name[0] == b'.' && &self.name[1..] == &[b' '; 10]
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_dotdot(&self) -> bool {
-        if !self.is_dir() {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // &self.name[..3] == &[b'.', b'.', b' ']
-
-        &self.name[..2] == &[b'.', b'.'] && &self.name[2..] == &[b' '; 9]
-    }
-
-    pub fn is_hidden(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_dot() || self.is_dotdot() || self.attr.contains(Attr::Hidden)
-    }
-
     pub fn name(&self) -> &[u8] {
         &self.name
     }
diff --git a/src/dump.rs b/src/dump.rs
index 0633697..43c2517 100644
--- a/src/dump.rs
+++ b/src/dump.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use std::io::Read;
 
-use fat_rs::dir::{DirIter, RegularDirEntry};
+use fat_rs::FatFs;
 use fat_rs::fat::Fatty as _;
-use fat_rs::{FatFs, SliceLike};
 
 pub fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let args = std::env::args();
@@ -39,45 +38,5 @@ pub fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         println!("{}", dir_entry);
     }
 
-    println!();
-    println!();
-
-    tree(&fat_fs);
-
     Ok(())
 }
-
-fn tree<S: SliceLike>(fat_fs: &FatFs<S>) {
-    fn do_indent(indent: u32) {
-        for _ in 0..indent {
-            print!("    ");
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn tree_impl<S: SliceLike>(
-        fat_fs: &FatFs<S>,
-        iter: impl Iterator<Item = RegularDirEntry>,
-        indent: u32,
-    ) {
-        for dir_entry in iter.filter(|x| !x.is_hidden()) {
-            do_indent(indent);
-
-            println!("{}", dir_entry);
-
-            if dir_entry.is_dot() || dir_entry.is_dotdot() {
-                // do not descent into . and ..
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            if dir_entry.is_dir() {
-                let reader = fat_fs.chain_reader(dir_entry.first_cluster());
-
-                let iter = DirIter::new(reader);
-
-                tree_impl(fat_fs, iter, indent + 1);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    tree_impl(fat_fs, fat_fs.root_dir_iter(), 0);
-}
diff --git a/src/iter.rs b/src/iter.rs
index 2e34765..0e0922e 100644
--- a/src/iter.rs
+++ b/src/iter.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::io::Read;
 
+use crate::fat::Fatty;
 use crate::subslice::SubSlice;
 use crate::utils::replace;
 use crate::{FatFs, SliceLike};
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ pub struct ClusterChainReader<'a, S: SliceLike> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, S: SliceLike> ClusterChainReader<'a, S> {
-    pub fn new(fat_fs: &'a FatFs<S>, first_cluster: u32) -> ClusterChainReader<'a, S> {
+    pub fn new(fat_fs: &'a mut FatFs<S>, first_cluster: u32) -> ClusterChainReader<'a, S> {
         let next_cluster = fat_fs.next_cluster(first_cluster).unwrap_or(None);
 
         let sub_slice = fat_fs.cluster_as_subslice(first_cluster);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a0f086c..e948f4b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
-use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::io::{Read as _, Seek as _, SeekFrom, Write as _};
 
 use crate::dir::{DirIter, RegularDirEntry};
 use crate::fat::{FatError, Fatty};
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ impl SliceLike for std::fs::File {
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct FatFs<S: SliceLike> {
-    inner: Rc<RefCell<S>>,
+    data: S,
 
     fat_offset: u64,
     fat_size: usize,
@@ -152,10 +150,8 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> FatFs<S> {
 
         let bytes_per_cluster = bpb.bytes_per_cluster();
 
-        let data = Rc::new(RefCell::new(data));
-
         Ok(FatFs {
-            inner: data,
+            data,
             fat_offset,
             fat_size,
             root_dir_offset,
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> FatFs<S> {
         SubSliceMut::new(self, offset, self.bytes_per_cluster)
     }
 
-    pub fn cluster_as_subslice(&self, cluster: u32) -> SubSlice<'_, S> {
+    pub fn cluster_as_subslice(&mut self, cluster: u32) -> SubSlice<'_, S> {
         let offset = self.data_cluster_to_offset(cluster);
 
         SubSlice::new(self, offset, self.bytes_per_cluster)
@@ -219,20 +215,20 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> FatFs<S> {
 
         let mut data = vec![0; self.bytes_per_cluster];
 
-        let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
-
-        inner.read_at_offset(self.data_cluster_to_offset(cluster), &mut data)?;
+        self.data
+            .read_at_offset(self.data_cluster_to_offset(cluster), &mut data)?;
 
         while let Ok(Some(next_cluster)) = self.next_cluster(cluster) {
             cluster = next_cluster;
 
-            inner.read_at_offset(self.data_cluster_to_offset(cluster), &mut data)?;
+            self.data
+                .read_at_offset(self.data_cluster_to_offset(cluster), &mut data)?;
         }
 
         Ok(data)
     }
 
-    pub fn root_dir_iter(&self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = RegularDirEntry> + '_> {
+    pub fn root_dir_iter(&mut self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = RegularDirEntry> + '_> {
         // TODO: maybe wrap this in another RootDirIter enum, so we don't have to Box<dyn>
 
         if let Some(root_dir_offset) = self.root_dir_offset {
@@ -252,8 +248,4 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> FatFs<S> {
 
         Box::new(DirIter::new(cluster_iter))
     }
-
-    pub fn chain_reader(&self, first_cluster: u32) -> impl Read {
-        iter::ClusterChainReader::new(self, first_cluster)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/subslice.rs b/src/subslice.rs
index 821081c..4dbb43c 100644
--- a/src/subslice.rs
+++ b/src/subslice.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> Read for SubSliceMut<'_, S> {
         let bytes_to_read = self.len.min(buf.len());
 
         self.fat_fs
-            .inner
-            .borrow_mut()
+            .data
             .read_at_offset(self.offset, &mut buf[..bytes_to_read])?;
 
         self.offset += bytes_to_read as u64;
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> Write for SubSliceMut<'_, S> {
         let bytes_to_write = self.len.min(buf.len());
 
         self.fat_fs
-            .inner
-            .borrow_mut()
+            .data
             .write_at_offset(self.offset, &buf[..bytes_to_write])?;
 
         self.offset += bytes_to_write as u64;
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> Write for SubSliceMut<'_, S> {
 }
 
 pub struct SubSlice<'a, S: SliceLike> {
-    fat_fs: &'a FatFs<S>,
+    fat_fs: &'a mut FatFs<S>,
 
     offset: u64,
     len: usize,
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> Debug for SubSlice<'_, S> {
 }
 
 impl<S: SliceLike> SubSlice<'_, S> {
-    pub fn new(fat_fs: &FatFs<S>, offset: u64, len: usize) -> SubSlice<'_, S> {
+    pub fn new(fat_fs: &mut FatFs<S>, offset: u64, len: usize) -> SubSlice<'_, S> {
         SubSlice {
             fat_fs,
             offset,
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> SubSlice<'_, S> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, S: SliceLike> SubSlice<'a, S> {
-    pub fn release(self) -> &'a FatFs<S> {
+    pub fn release(self) -> &'a mut FatFs<S> {
         self.fat_fs
     }
 }
@@ -127,8 +125,7 @@ impl<S: SliceLike> Read for SubSlice<'_, S> {
         let bytes_to_read = self.len.min(buf.len());
 
         self.fat_fs
-            .inner
-            .borrow_mut()
+            .data
             .read_at_offset(self.offset, &mut buf[..bytes_to_read])?;
 
         self.offset += bytes_to_read as u64;