diff --git a/src/driver/storage/drivemanager.pas b/src/driver/storage/drivemanager.pas
index 1ec75099..3c0e496b 100644
--- a/src/driver/storage/drivemanager.pas
+++ b/src/driver/storage/drivemanager.pas
@@ -79,8 +79,71 @@ begin
 
 end;
 
+{ Disk subcommand for formatting drives }
+procedure format_command(params : PParamList);
+var
+    driveIndex : uint16;
+    drive : PStorage_Device;
+
+    filesystemString : pchar;
+    spc : puint32;
+
+    sectorCount : uint32;
+    volumeId : uint8;
+
+    mb : PMaster_Boot_Record;
+    i : uint32 = 0;
+
+begin
+
+    //format <DRIVE_ID> <FILESYSTEM> <size>
+
+    spc:= puint32(kalloc(4));
+    spc^:= 1;
+
+    //get drive from index/id
+    driveIndex:= stringToInt( getParam(1, params) );
+    drive:= PStorage_Device(LL_Get(storageDevices, driveIndex));
+
+    filesystemString := getParam(2, params);
+    sectorCount := stringToInt( getParam(4, params) );
+
+    // if sector count is 0, use full drive
+    if sectorCount = 0 then begin
+        sectorCount := drive^.maxSectorCount - 10;
+    end;
+
+    //create MBR if none, and partition table
+    mb := PMaster_Boot_Record(kalloc(sizeof(TMaster_Boot_Record)));
+    drive^.readCallback(drive, 0, 1, PuInt32(mb));
+
+    //check if MBR exists
+    if not mb^.boot_sector = $55AA then begin
+
+        //create MBR
+        mb^.signature := $A570 + drive^.id;
+        mb^.boot_sector := $55AA;
+        
+        //create partition table
+        mbr.setup_partition(@mb^.partition[0], 2, sectorCount);
+
+        //write MBR
+        drive^.writeCallback(drive, 0, 1, puint32(mb));
+        
+    end;
+
+    kfree(puint32(mb));
+
+    //setup volume
+    volumemanager.create_volume(drive, filesystemString, 2, sectorCount);
+
+    writestringWnd('Drive ', getTerminalHWND);
+    writeintWnd(driveIndex, getTerminalHWND);
+    writestringlnWnd(' formatted.', getTerminalHWND);
+    
+end;
+
 { initalise a drive with a MBR - TODO needs to be expanded for partitioning }
-//this is now deprecated functionality moved to storagemanagment
 procedure init_drive_command(driveIndex : uint32);
 var
     bootrecord : PMaster_Boot_Record;
@@ -118,7 +181,7 @@ begin
         console.writestringlnWnd('Please provide valid arguments.', getTerminalHWND());
         console.writestringlnWnd('  ls - for listing all drives', getTerminalHWND());
         console.writestringlnWnd('  info [drive] - display formation for specified drive', getTerminalHWND());
-        console.writestringlnWnd('  init [drive] - DEPRECATED destructive, formats a drive with a blank partition', getTerminalHWND());
+        console.writestringlnWnd('  init [drive] - destructive, formats a drive with a blank partition', getTerminalHWND());
         exit;
     end;
 
diff --git a/src/driver/storage/storagemanagement.pas b/src/driver/storage/storagemanagement.pas
index b2ffd709..011a4152 100644
--- a/src/driver/storage/storagemanagement.pas
+++ b/src/driver/storage/storagemanagement.pas
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 {
     Driver->Storage->StorageManagment Storage Managment System
 
+    DEPRECATED unit
+
     @author(Aaron Hance ah@aaronhance.me)
 }
 unit storagemanagement;
@@ -178,9 +180,6 @@ begin
     //setup volume
     volumemanager.create_volume(drive, filesystemString, 2, sectorCount);
 
-    //todo change b4 adding in aniother filesytem
-    // PFilesystem(LL_Get(filesystems, 0))^.createCallback(drive, drive^.maxSectorCount-1, 1, spc); 
-
     writestringWnd('Drive ', getTerminalHWND);
     writeintWnd(driveIndex, getTerminalHWND);
     writestringlnWnd(' formatted.', getTerminalHWND);