diff --git a/src/core/error.rs b/src/core/error.rs
index 1a8eb79..56cdf4d 100644
--- a/src/core/error.rs
+++ b/src/core/error.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ impl MizeError {
         panic!();
     }
 
+    pub fn location(mut self, location: MizeCodeLocation) -> MizeError {
+
+        self.code_location = Some(location);
+
+        self
+    }
+
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/core/instance/mod.rs b/src/core/instance/mod.rs
index df28254..14a7239 100644
--- a/src/core/instance/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/instance/mod.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Instance {
 
         instance.init();
 
-        debug!("instance inited with conifg: {}", instance.get("0/config")?.as_data_full()?);
+        debug!("instance inited with config: {}", instance.get("0/config")?.as_data_full()?);
 
         return Ok(instance);
     }
@@ -85,15 +85,18 @@ impl Instance {
         debug!("overwriting instance config again with the one passed to Instance::with_config()");
         instance.set("0", config);
 
-        //debug!("instance inited with conifg: {}", instance.get("0/config")?);
-        debug!("instance inited with conifg: no");
+        debug!("instance inited with conifg: {}", instance.get("0/config")?);
 
         Ok(instance)
     }
 
     pub fn migrate_to_store(&mut self, new_store: Box<dyn Store>) -> MizeResult<()> {
+        println!("MIGRATING");
         let old_store = &self.store;
 
+        let inst_data = self.store.get_value_data_full(self.id_from_string("0".to_owned()))?;
+        new_store.set(self.id_from_string("0".to_owned()), inst_data.to_owned())?;
+
         for id in old_store.id_iter()? {
             let data = self.store.get_value_data_full(self.id_from_string(id?))?;
 
diff --git a/src/core/item.rs b/src/core/item.rs
index f875ce1..a12f185 100644
--- a/src/core/item.rs
+++ b/src/core/item.rs
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ impl Item<'_> {
 
 impl<'a> Display for Item<'a> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let item_data = self.as_data_full().map_err(|_| std::fmt::Error)?;
-        write!(f, "{}", item_data);
+        //let item_data = self.as_data_full().map_err(|_| std::fmt::Error)?;
+        write!(f, "Item with id: {}", self.id());
         return Ok(());
     }
 }
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ impl ItemData {
 
 pub fn item_data_get_path(data: &CborValue, path: Vec<String>) -> MizeResult<&CborValue> {
     let mut path_iter = path.clone().into_iter();
+    //println!("data: {:?}", data);
+    //println!("path: {:?}", path);
+
     let path_el = match path_iter.nth(0) {
         Some(val) => val,
         None => return Ok(data), // our base case
@@ -129,8 +132,11 @@ pub fn item_data_get_path(data: &CborValue, path: Vec<String>) -> MizeResult<&Cb
     match data {
         CborValue::Map(ref map) => {
             for (key, val) in map {
+                //println!("key: {:?}", key);
+                //println!("path_el: {}", path_el);
                 if let CborValue::Text(key_str) = key {
                     if key_str == &path_el {
+                        println!("setting sub_data to: {:?}", val);
                         sub_data = val;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/core/memstore.rs b/src/core/memstore.rs
index 099450a..d8dfdf0 100644
--- a/src/core/memstore.rs
+++ b/src/core/memstore.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ impl Store for MemStore {
     }
 
     fn next_id(&self, prev_id_str: &str) -> MizeResult<Option<String>> {
+        println!("next_id: prev_id_str: {}", prev_id_str);
         let inner = self.inner.lock()?;
 
         let mut id = str_to_u64(prev_id_str)?;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ impl Store for MemStore {
             }
 
             if inner.map.contains_key(&id) {
+                println!("returning: {}", id);
                 return Ok(Some(format!("{}", id)));
 
             } else {
@@ -139,7 +141,20 @@ pub fn get_raw_from_cbor<'a>(value: &'a CborValue, path: Vec<&String>) -> MizeRe
         Some(val) => val,
         None => {
             // our base case
-            return Err(MizeError::new().msg("path is empty"));
+            let ret_val = match value {
+                CborValue::Bytes(vec) => {
+                    trace!("[ {} ] ret value: {:?}", "RET".yellow(), &vec[..]);
+                    return Ok(&vec[..]);
+                },
+                CborValue::Text(string) => { 
+                    trace!("[ {} ] ret value: {:?}", "RET".yellow(), string.as_bytes());
+                    return Ok(string.as_bytes());
+                },
+                other => {
+                    return Err(MizeError::new()
+                        .msg("path is empty and the value is neither Bytes nor Text"));
+                },
+            };
         }, 
     };
     trace!("hoooooooo: {:?}", path_el);
@@ -181,7 +196,7 @@ pub fn get_raw_from_cbor<'a>(value: &'a CborValue, path: Vec<&String>) -> MizeRe
             trace!("[ {} ] ret value: {:?}", "RET".yellow(), ret_value);
             return ret_value;
         },
-        _ => Err(MizeError::new().msg("get_raw_from_cbor: value is not Bytes, Text or Map")),
+        _ => Err(MizeError::new().msg("get_raw_from_cbor: value is not a map, text or bytes")),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/os/cli/get.rs b/src/platform/os/cli/get.rs
index afda78c..f43d00a 100644
--- a/src/platform/os/cli/get.rs
+++ b/src/platform/os/cli/get.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ pub fn get(sub_matches: &ArgMatches) -> MizeResult<()> {
     let item = instance.get(id)?;
 
     let recurse_count = sub_matches.get_count("recurse");
+
+    println!("{}", item.as_data_full()?);
+    return Ok(());
+
     if recurse_count > 0 {
         println!("{}", item.id());
         println!("{}", item.as_data_full()?);
diff --git a/src/platform/os/fsstore.rs b/src/platform/os/fsstore.rs
index fbcd3fb..74b8c2f 100644
--- a/src/platform/os/fsstore.rs
+++ b/src/platform/os/fsstore.rs
@@ -20,23 +20,28 @@ pub struct FileStore {
 }
 
 impl FileStore {
-    pub fn new(path: String) -> MizeResult<FileStore> {
+    pub fn new(path_str: &str) -> MizeResult<FileStore> {
+
+        let path = Path::new(path_str);
 
         // create that path if it does not exist
         fs::create_dir_all(Path::new(&path).join("store"))?;
 
         // check for valid pid file
-        if let Some(pid) = valid_pid_file(&path)? {
+        if let Some(pid) = valid_pid_file(path)? {
             // store already opened
-            return Err(mize_err!("MizeStore at path {} is already opened by process with pid {}", &path, pid));
+            return Err(mize_err!("MizeStore at path {} is already opened by process with pid {}", path.display(), pid));
 
         } else {
             // write our own pid file
             let pid = std::process::id();
-            let mut file = OpenOptions::new().write(true).create(true).open(&path)?;
+            let mut file = OpenOptions::new().write(true).create(true).open(path.join("pid"))?;
             write!(file, "{}", pid)?;
         }
 
+        // init the store
+        fs::write(path.join("next_id"), "0");
+
         Ok(FileStore { path: Path::new(&path).to_owned() })
     }
 }
@@ -59,7 +64,10 @@ impl Store for FileStore {
     }
 
     fn set(&self, id: MizeId, data: ItemData) -> MizeResult<()> {
+        println!("setting: {:?}", id);
         let path = self.path.join("store").join(id.namespace_str()).join(id.store_part());
+        println!("path: {:?}", &path);
+        fs::create_dir_all(self.path.join("store").join(id.namespace_str()))?;
 
         let file = OpenOptions::new().write(true).create(true).open(path)?;
 
@@ -92,7 +100,9 @@ impl Store for FileStore {
     }
 
     fn get_value_data_full(&self, id: MizeId) -> MizeResult<ItemData> {
-        let file = OpenOptions::new().read(true).create(true).open(self.path.join("store").join(id.store_part()))?;
+        let file_path = self.path.join("store").join(id.namespace_str()).join(id.store_part());
+        println!("file_path: {:?}", file_path.display());
+        let file = OpenOptions::new().read(true).open(file_path)?;
 
         let cbor_value: CborValue = ciborium::from_reader(file)
             .mize_result_msg(format!("could not read file '{}' from FileStore", self.path.join("store").join(id.store_part()).display()))?;
@@ -117,9 +127,9 @@ impl Store for FileStore {
     }
 }
 
-fn valid_pid_file(path: &String) -> MizeResult<Option<u32>> {
+fn valid_pid_file(path: &Path) -> MizeResult<Option<u32>> {
 
-    let pid_file_path = Path::new(path).join("pid");
+    let pid_file_path = path.join("pid");
 
     // if the pid file does not exist, there is no pid...
     if !pid_file_path.exists() {
diff --git a/src/platform/os/mod.rs b/src/platform/os/mod.rs
index 492dff9..455dfc2 100644
--- a/src/platform/os/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/os/mod.rs
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ pub fn os_instance_init(instance: &mut Instance) -> MizeResult<()> {
     };
 
     ////// if a config.store is set, upgrade to the filestore there
-    let instance_path = instance.get("0/conifg/instance_path")?.value_string()?;
+    let store_path = instance.get("0/config/store_path")?.value_string()?;
 
-    if instance_path != "" {
-        let file_store = FileStore::new(instance_path)?;
-        let new_instance = &mut instance.migrate_to_store(Box::new(file_store))?;
+    if store_path != "" {
+        let file_store = FileStore::new(store_path.as_str())?;
+        instance.migrate_to_store(Box::new(file_store))?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/test-config.toml b/test-config.toml
index dfe6d64..ce842ab 100644
--- a/test-config.toml
+++ b/test-config.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 [config]
 namespace = "test.c2vi.dev"
 test = "hello from test item"
+store_path = "/home/me/.mize"