diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 39772e5..f27c17a 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+chrome.version = window.navigator.appVersion.match(/Chrome\/(\d+)/)[1] * 1 || 0;
+
 require([
     "command",
     "settings!user",
diff --git a/js/settings.js b/js/settings.js
index d717e3a..8479996 100644
--- a/js/settings.js
+++ b/js/settings.js
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ define([
   var local = {};
   var project = {};
   
-  //put this here because Settings is pretty early in load process
-  chrome.version = window.navigator.appVersion.match(/Chrome\/(\d+)/)[1] * 1 || 0;
-  
   var clone = function(item) {
     var cloneArray = function(a) {
       var n = [];
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ define([
       }
       
       var merge = function() {
-        sync.get(name, function(data) {
+        sync.get(name).then(function(data) {
           if (data) {
             local[name] = data;
           } else {
diff --git a/js/storage/syncFS.js b/js/storage/syncFS.js
index 8f904f0..b80e12e 100644
--- a/js/storage/syncFS.js
+++ b/js/storage/syncFS.js
@@ -25,49 +25,66 @@ define(function() {
   };
   
   return {
-    get: function(key, callback) {
+    get: function(key) {
       if (cache) {
         var result = decode(key);
-        return callback(result);
+        return Promise.resolve(result);
       }
-      requests.push(callback);
-      if (pending) return;
       
-      chrome.storage.sync.get(function(all) {
-        cache = all;
-        var result = decode(key);
-        return callback(result);
+      var only = function(data) {
+        return decode(key);
+      }
+      
+      var fetch = function() {
+        return new Promise(function(ok) {
+          chrome.storage.sync.get(function(all) {
+            cache = all;
+            ok(all);
+            pending = null;
+          });
+        });
+      };
+      if (!pending) {
+        pending = fetch();
+      }
+      return pending.then(only);
+    },
+    set: function(key, data) {
+      cache = null;
+      return new Promise(function(ok, fail) {
+        if (data.length < 3000) {
+          var hash = {};
+          hash[key] = data;
+          chrome.storage.sync.set(hash, ok);
+        } else {
+          var chunks = [];
+          for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 3000) {
+            chunks.push(data.substr(i, i + 3000));
+          }
+          var hash = {};
+          hash[key] = chunks.length;
+          chunks.map(function(chunk, i) {
+            hash[key + i] = chunk;
+          });
+          chrome.storage.sync.set(hash, ok)
+        }
       });
     },
-    set: function(key, data, callback) {
-      cache = null;
-      data = data;
-      if (data.length < 3000) {
-        var hash = {};
-        hash[key] = data;
-        chrome.storage.sync.set(hash, callback);
-      } else {
-        var chunks = [];
-        for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i += 3000) {
-          chunks.push(data.substr(i, i + 3000));
-        }
-        var hash = {};
-        hash[key] = chunks.length;
-        chunks.map(function(chunk, i) {
-          hash[key + i] = chunk;
-        });
-        chrome.storage.sync.set(hash, callback)
-      }
-    },
-    remove: function(key, callback) {
+    remove: function(key) {
       var seed = cache[key];
-      if (typeof seed == "number") {
-        for (var i = 0; i < seed; i++) {
-          chrome.storage.sync.remove(key + i);
+      return new Promise(function(ok) {
+        if (typeof seed == "number") {
+          var waiting = [];
+          var p = Promise.all(new Array(seed).map(function(i) {
+            new Promise(function(ok) {
+              chrome.storage.sync.remove(key + i, ok);
+            });
+          }));
+          return p.then(ok);
         }
-      }
-      chrome.storage.sync.remove(key, callback);
-      cache = null;
+        cache = null;
+        chrome.storage.sync.remove(key, ok);
+      });
     }
   }
   
diff --git a/js/storage/syncfile.js b/js/storage/syncfile.js
index cf537bf..e288dce 100644
--- a/js/storage/syncfile.js
+++ b/js/storage/syncfile.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 define([
     "storage/syncFS",
-    "command"
-  ], function(sync, command) {
+    "command",
+    "util/manos"
+  ], function(sync, command, M) {
 
   /*
 
@@ -32,24 +33,25 @@ define([
     open: function(name, c) {
       this.name = name;
       this.entry.name = name;
-      if (c) {
-        c(this);
-      }
+      var self = this;
+      var promise = new Promise(function(ok, fail) {
+        resolve(self);
+      });
+      if (c) M.pton(promise, c);
+      return promise;
     },
     read: function(c) {
       var name = this.name;
-      sync.get(this.name, function(data) {
-        c(null, data[name]);
-      });
+      return sync.get(this.name);
     },
     write: function(content, c) {
       var self = this;
-      sync.set(this.name, content, function() {
+      return sync.set(this.name, content).then(function() {
         command.fire("settings:change-local");
-        if (c) c(null, self);
       });
     },
-    retain: function() { return false; }
+    retain: function() { return false; },
+    restore: function() { return new Promise.reject() }
   };
   
   return SyncFile;