diff --git a/deps/ox/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/ox/CMakeLists.txt
index dc872d29..188227d7 100644
--- a/deps/ox/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/ox/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ if(OX_BUILD_EXEC STREQUAL "OFF" OR OX_USE_STDLIB STREQUAL "OFF")
 	set(OX_RUN_TESTS "OFF")
 endif()
 
+if(OX_USE_STDLIB STREQUAL "ON")
+	add_definitions(-DOX_USE_STDLIB)
+endif()
+
 if(NOT MSVC)
 	add_definitions(
 		-std=c++11
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestore.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestore.hpp
index a3c6d938..239dae97 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestore.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestore.hpp
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ class FileStore {
 			uint8_t fileType;
 		};
 
-		virtual bool valid(InodeId_t size) = 0;
+		virtual Error format() = 0;
 
-		virtual void resize(InodeId_t size = 0) = 0;
+		virtual Error setSize(InodeId_t size) = 0;
 
 		virtual Error write(InodeId_t id, void *data, InodeId_t dataLen, uint8_t fileType = 0) = 0;
 
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestoretemplate.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestoretemplate.hpp
index edc53e19..aaacff51 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestoretemplate.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/filestoretemplate.hpp
@@ -17,14 +17,19 @@ template<typename size_t>
 class FileStoreTemplate: public FileStore {
 
 	private:
+		struct __attribute__((packed)) FileStoreData {
+			ox::LittleEndian<size_t> rootNode = sizeof(LinkedList<size_t>);
+		};
+
+		size_t m_buffSize = 0;
 		ox::fs::LinkedList<size_t> *m_linkedList = nullptr;
 
 	public:
-		FileStoreTemplate(void *buff);
+		FileStoreTemplate(void *buff, size_t buffSize);
 
-		bool valid(InodeId_t size);
+		Error format();
 
-		void resize(InodeId_t size = 0);
+		Error setSize(InodeId_t buffSize);
 
 		Error write(InodeId_t id, void *data, InodeId_t dataLen, uint8_t fileType = 0);
 
@@ -44,55 +49,96 @@ class FileStoreTemplate: public FileStore {
 
 		InodeId_t available();
 
+	private:
+		FileStoreData &fileStoreData();
+
 };
 
 template<typename size_t>
-FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::FileStoreTemplate(void *buff) {
+FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::FileStoreTemplate(void *buff, size_t buffSize) {
+	m_buffSize = buffSize;
 	m_linkedList = static_cast<ox::fs::LinkedList<size_t>*>(buff);
+	if (!m_linkedList->valid(buffSize)) {
+		m_buffSize = 0;
+		m_linkedList = nullptr;
+	}
 }
 
 template<typename size_t>
-bool FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::valid(size_t size) {
-	return false;
+Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::format() {
+	Error err = 0;
+	auto data = m_linkedList->malloc(sizeof(FileStoreData));
+	if (data.valid()) {
+		new (data->data()) FileStoreData;
+	} else {
+		err = 1;
+	}
+	return err;
 }
 
-void FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::resize(InodeId_t size = 0) {
+template<typename size_t>
+Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::setSize(InodeId_t size) {
+	Error err = 0;
+	if (m_buffSize >= size) {
+		err |= m_linkedList->setSize(size);
+	} else {
+		err = 1;
+	}
+	return err;
 }
 
-Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::write(InodeId_t id, void *data, InodeId_t dataLen, uint8_t fileType = 0) {
+template<typename size_t>
+Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::write(InodeId_t id, void *data, InodeId_t dataLen, uint8_t fileType) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
 Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::incLinks(InodeId_t id) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
 Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::decLinks(InodeId_t id) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
 Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::read(InodeId_t id, void *data, InodeId_t *size) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
 Error FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::read(InodeId_t id, InodeId_t readStart, InodeId_t readSize, void *data, InodeId_t *size) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
-StatInfo FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::stat(InodeId_t id) {
+template<typename size_t>
+typename FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::StatInfo FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::stat(InodeId_t id) {
 	return {};
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
 InodeId_t FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::spaceNeeded(InodeId_t size) {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
 InodeId_t FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::size() {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
 InodeId_t FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::available() {
 	return 1;
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
+typename FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::FileStoreData &FileStoreTemplate<size_t>::fileStoreData() {
+	return *reinterpret_cast<FileStoreData*>(m_linkedList->firstItem());
+}
+
+using FileStore16 = FileStoreTemplate<uint16_t>;
+using FileStore32 = FileStoreTemplate<uint32_t>;
+using FileStore64 = FileStoreTemplate<uint64_t>;
+
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/linkedlist.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/linkedlist.hpp
index 6dd4b1db..60c9abde 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/linkedlist.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/linkedlist.hpp
@@ -20,24 +20,36 @@ class __attribute__((packed)) LinkedList {
 			friend LinkedList;
 
 			public:
-				ox::LittleEndian<size_t> size = sizeof(Item);
+				ox::LittleEndian<size_t> m_size = sizeof(Item);
 
 			protected:
 				ox::LittleEndian<size_t> prev = 0;
 				ox::LittleEndian<size_t> next = 0;
 
+			public:
 				explicit Item(size_t size) {
-					this->size = size;
+					this->m_size = size;
+				}
+
+				size_t size() const {
+					return m_size;
+				}
+
+				ox::fs::Ptr<uint8_t, size_t> data() {
+					return Ptr<uint8_t, size_t>(this, m_size, sizeof(*this), m_size - sizeof(*this));
 				}
 		};
 
 	private:
 		struct __attribute__((packed)) Header {
 			ox::LittleEndian<size_t> size = sizeof(Header);
+			ox::LittleEndian<size_t> bytesUsed = sizeof(Header);
 			ox::LittleEndian<size_t> firstItem = 0;
 		};
 
 		struct ItemPtr: public ox::fs::Ptr<Item, size_t> {
+			inline ItemPtr() = default;
+
 			inline ItemPtr(void *dataStart, size_t dataSize, size_t itemOffset, size_t size):
 			Ptr<Item, size_t>(dataStart, dataSize, itemOffset, size) {
 			}
@@ -46,8 +58,10 @@ class __attribute__((packed)) LinkedList {
 				// make sure this can be read as an Item, and then use Item::size for the size
 				auto itemSpace = dataSize - itemOffset;
 				auto item = reinterpret_cast<Item*>(static_cast<uint8_t*>(dataStart) + itemOffset);
-				if (itemSpace >= static_cast<size_t>(sizeof(Item)) and itemSpace >= item->size) {
-					this->init(dataStart, dataSize, itemOffset, item->size);
+				if (itemOffset >= sizeof(Header) and
+				    itemSpace >= static_cast<size_t>(sizeof(Item)) and
+				    itemSpace >= item->size()) {
+					this->init(dataStart, dataSize, itemOffset, item->size());
 				} else {
 					this->init(dataStart, dataSize, 0, 0);
 				}
@@ -63,18 +77,31 @@ class __attribute__((packed)) LinkedList {
 
 		ItemPtr firstItem();
 
+		ItemPtr lastItem();
+
 		ItemPtr prev(Item *item);
 
 		ItemPtr next(Item *item);
 
 		ItemPtr ptr(size_t offset);
 
-		ItemPtr ptr(uint8_t *item);
+		ItemPtr ptr(void *item);
 
 		ItemPtr malloc(size_t size);
 
 		void free(ItemPtr item);
 
+		bool valid(size_t maxSize);
+
+		Error setSize(size_t size);
+
+		size_t size();
+
+		/**
+		 * @return the bytes still available in this LinkedList
+		 */
+		size_t available();
+
 	private:
 		void compact(void (*cb)(ItemPtr itemMoved));
 
@@ -92,6 +119,15 @@ typename LinkedList<size_t>::ItemPtr LinkedList<size_t>::firstItem() {
 	return ptr(m_header.firstItem);
 }
 
+template<typename size_t>
+typename LinkedList<size_t>::ItemPtr LinkedList<size_t>::lastItem() {
+	auto first = ptr(m_header.firstItem);
+	if (first.valid()) {
+		return prev(first);
+	}
+	return ItemPtr();
+}
+
 template<typename size_t>
 typename LinkedList<size_t>::ItemPtr LinkedList<size_t>::prev(Item *item) {
 	return ptr(item->prev);
@@ -108,20 +144,61 @@ typename LinkedList<size_t>::ItemPtr LinkedList<size_t>::ptr(size_t offset) {
 }
 
 template<typename size_t>
-typename LinkedList<size_t>::ItemPtr LinkedList<size_t>::ptr(uint8_t *item) {
-	return ItemPtr(this, m_header.size, reinterpret_cast<size_t>(item - static_cast<uint8_t*>(this)));
+typename LinkedList<size_t>::ItemPtr LinkedList<size_t>::ptr(void *item) {
+	return ItemPtr(this, m_header.size, reinterpret_cast<size_t>(static_cast<uint8_t*>(item) - static_cast<uint8_t*>(this)));
 }
 
 template<typename size_t>
 typename LinkedList<size_t>::ItemPtr LinkedList<size_t>::malloc(size_t size) {
-	if (!m_header.firstItem) {
-		m_header.firstItem = sizeof(m_header);
+	size += sizeof(Item);
+	if (m_header.size - m_header.bytesUsed >= size) {
+		if (!m_header.firstItem) {
+			m_header.firstItem = sizeof(m_header);
+		}
+		auto out = ItemPtr(this, m_header.size, m_header.firstItem, size);
+		if (out.valid()) {
+			new (out) Item(size);
+			auto first = firstItem();
+			auto last = lastItem();
+			out->next = first;
+			out->prev = last;
+			first->prev = out;
+			last->next = out;
+			m_header.bytesUsed += out.size();
+		}
+		return out;
 	}
-	auto out = ItemPtr(this, m_header.size, m_header.firstItem, size);
-	if (out.valid()) {
-		new (out) Item(size);
+	return ItemPtr();
+}
+
+template<typename size_t>
+void LinkedList<size_t>::free(ItemPtr item) {
+	auto prev = this->prev(item);
+	auto next = this->next(item);
+	prev->next = next;
+	next->prev = prev;
+	m_header.bytesUsed -= item.size();
+}
+
+template<typename size_t>
+Error LinkedList<size_t>::setSize(size_t size) {
+	auto last = lastItem();
+	if ((last.valid() and last.end() >= size) or size < sizeof(m_header)) {
+		return 1;
+	} else {
+		m_header.size = size;
+		return 0;
 	}
-	return out;
+}
+
+template<typename size_t>
+bool LinkedList<size_t>::valid(size_t maxSize) {
+	return m_header.size <= maxSize;
+}
+
+template<typename size_t>
+size_t LinkedList<size_t>::available() {
+	return m_header.size - m_header.bytesUsed;
 }
 
 template<typename size_t>
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/ptr.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/ptr.hpp
index 55bf1d27..24ca62d2 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/ptr.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/filestore/ptr.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Ptr {
 
 	private:
 		uint8_t *m_dataStart = nullptr;
-		size_t m_itemStart = 0;
+		size_t m_itemOffset = 0;
 		size_t m_itemSize = 0;
 
 	public:
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class Ptr {
 
 		inline size_t offset() const;
 
+		inline size_t end();
+
 		inline T *operator->() const;
 
 		inline operator T*() const;
@@ -40,10 +42,6 @@ class Ptr {
 
 		inline T &operator*() const;
 
-		inline Ptr &operator=(size_t offset);
-
-		inline Ptr &operator+=(size_t offset);
-
 	protected:
 		void init(void *dataStart, size_t dataSize, size_t itemStart, size_t itemSize);
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ inline Ptr<T, size_t>::Ptr(void *dataStart, size_t dataSize, size_t itemStart, s
 
 template<typename T, typename size_t>
 inline bool Ptr<T, size_t>::valid() const {
-	return m_dataStart and m_itemStart;
+	return m_dataStart and m_itemOffset;
 }
 
 template<typename T, typename size_t>
@@ -66,24 +64,29 @@ inline size_t Ptr<T, size_t>::size() const {
 
 template<typename T, typename size_t>
 inline size_t Ptr<T, size_t>::offset() const {
-	return m_itemStart;
+	return m_itemOffset;
+}
+
+template<typename T, typename size_t>
+inline size_t Ptr<T, size_t>::end() {
+	return m_itemOffset + m_itemSize;
 }
 
 template<typename T, typename size_t>
 inline T *Ptr<T, size_t>::operator->() const {
 	ox_assert(valid(), "Invalid pointer access. (ox::fs::Ptr::operator->())");
-	return reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_dataStart + m_itemStart);
+	return reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_dataStart + m_itemOffset);
 }
 
 template<typename T, typename size_t>
 inline Ptr<T, size_t>::operator T*() const {
-	return reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_dataStart + m_itemStart);
+	return reinterpret_cast<T*>(m_dataStart + m_itemOffset);
 }
 
 template<typename T, typename size_t>
 inline Ptr<T, size_t>::operator size_t() const {
 	if (valid()) {
-		return m_itemStart;
+		return m_itemOffset;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -94,26 +97,14 @@ inline T &Ptr<T, size_t>::operator*() const {
 	return *static_cast<T>(this);
 }
 
-template<typename T, typename size_t>
-inline Ptr<T, size_t> &Ptr<T, size_t>::operator=(size_t offset) {
-	m_itemStart = offset;
-	return *this;
-}
-
-template<typename T, typename size_t>
-inline Ptr<T, size_t> &Ptr<T, size_t>::operator+=(size_t offset) {
-	m_itemStart += offset;
-	return *this;
-}
-
 template<typename T, typename size_t>
 void Ptr<T, size_t>::init(void *dataStart, size_t dataSize, size_t itemStart, size_t itemSize) {
 	// do some sanity checks before assuming this is valid
+	m_dataStart = static_cast<uint8_t*>(dataStart);
 	if (itemSize >= sizeof(T) and
 		 dataStart and
 		 itemStart + itemSize <= dataSize) {
-		m_dataStart = static_cast<uint8_t*>(dataStart);
-		m_itemStart = itemStart;
+		m_itemOffset = itemStart;
 		m_itemSize = itemSize;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp
index 88d74fea..7991447f 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/fs/test/tests.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
+// make sure asserts are enabled for the test file
+#undef NDEBUG
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <map>
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <ox/fs/fs.hpp>
 #include <ox/std/std.hpp>
 #include <ox/fs/filestore/filestore.hpp>
+#include <ox/fs/filestore/filestoretemplate.hpp>
+
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace ox;
@@ -330,12 +335,24 @@ map<string, int(*)(string)> tests = {
 		{
 			"LinkedList::insert",
 			[](string) {
+				int err = 0;
 				constexpr auto buffLen = 5000;
 				uint8_t buff[buffLen];
 				auto list = new (buff) ox::fs::LinkedList<uint32_t>(buffLen);
-				assert(list->malloc(50).valid());
-				assert(list->firstItem().valid());
-				assert(list->firstItem()->size == 50);
+				err |= !(list->malloc(50).valid());
+				err |= !(list->firstItem().valid());
+				err |= !(list->firstItem()->size() == 50);
+				return err;
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			"FileStore::readWrite",
+			[](string) {
+				constexpr auto buffLen = 5000;
+				uint8_t buff[buffLen];
+				auto list = new (buff) ox::fs::LinkedList<uint32_t>(buffLen);
+				ox::fs::FileStore32 fileStore(list, buffLen);
+				ox_assert(fileStore.format() == 0, "Filestore::format failed.");
 				return 0;
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/assert.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/assert.hpp
index 6c0fe8b1..c55e0895 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/assert.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/assert.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 void oxAssert(const char *file, int line, bool pass, const char *msg);
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 #define ox_assert(pass, msg) oxAssert(__FILE__, __LINE__, pass, msg)
 #else
 #define ox_assert(pass, msg)
diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/byteswap.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/byteswap.hpp
index 5d67b397..4a462ada 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/byteswap.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/byteswap.hpp
@@ -86,10 +86,19 @@ class __attribute__((packed)) LittleEndian {
 	public:
 		inline LittleEndian() = default;
 
+		inline LittleEndian(const LittleEndian &other) {
+			m_value = other.m_value;
+		}
+
 		inline LittleEndian(T value) {
 			m_value = ox::bigEndianAdapt(value);
 		}
 
+		inline const LittleEndian &operator=(const LittleEndian &other) {
+			m_value = other.m_value;
+			return *this;
+		}
+
 		inline T operator=(T value) {
 			m_value = ox::bigEndianAdapt(value);
 			return value;
@@ -99,41 +108,29 @@ class __attribute__((packed)) LittleEndian {
 			return ox::bigEndianAdapt(m_value);
 		}
 
-		inline T operator+(T value) const {
-			return ox::bigEndianAdapt(m_value) + value;
-		}
-
-		inline T operator+=(T other) {
+		template<typename I>
+		inline T operator+=(I other) {
 			auto newVal = *this + other;
 			m_value = ox::bigEndianAdapt(newVal);
 			return newVal;
 		}
 
-		inline T operator-(T value) const {
-			return ox::bigEndianAdapt(m_value) - value;
-		}
-
-		inline T operator-=(T other) {
+		template<typename I>
+		inline T operator-=(I other) {
 			auto newVal = *this - other;
 			m_value = ox::bigEndianAdapt(newVal);
 			return newVal;
 		}
 
-		inline T operator*(T value) const {
-			return ox::bigEndianAdapt(m_value) * value;
-		}
-
-		inline T operator*=(T other) {
+		template<typename I>
+		inline T operator*=(I other) {
 			auto newVal = *this * other;
 			m_value = ox::bigEndianAdapt(newVal);
 			return newVal;
 		}
 
-		inline T operator/(T value) const {
-			return ox::bigEndianAdapt(m_value) / value;
-		}
-
-		inline T operator/=(T other) {
+		template<typename I>
+		inline T operator/=(I other) {
 			auto newVal = *this / other;
 			m_value = ox::bigEndianAdapt(newVal);
 			return newVal;