diff --git a/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go b/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go
index 1a10f7c20..b1c579447 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type FilerClient interface {
 	WithFilerClient(ctx context.Context, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error
 }
 
-func ReadIntoBuffer(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullFilePath string, buff []byte, chunkViews []*ChunkView, baseOffset int64) (totalRead int64, err error) {
+func ReadIntoBuffer(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullFilePath FullPath, buff []byte, chunkViews []*ChunkView, baseOffset int64) (totalRead int64, err error) {
 	var vids []string
 	for _, chunkView := range chunkViews {
 		vids = append(vids, VolumeId(chunkView.FileId))
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ func ReadIntoBuffer(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullFilePath s
 	return
 }
 
-func GetEntry(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullFilePath string) (entry *filer_pb.Entry, err error) {
+func GetEntry(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullFilePath FullPath) (entry *filer_pb.Entry, err error) {
 
-	dir, name := FullPath(fullFilePath).DirAndName()
+	dir, name := fullFilePath.DirAndName()
 
 	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ func GetEntry(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullFilePath string)
 	return
 }
 
-func ReadDirAllEntries(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullDirPath, prefix string, fn func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool)) (err error) {
+func ReadDirAllEntries(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullDirPath FullPath, prefix string, fn func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool)) (err error) {
 
 	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		lastEntryName := ""
 
 		request := &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
-			Directory:         fullDirPath,
+			Directory:         string(fullDirPath),
 			Prefix:            prefix,
 			StartFromFileName: lastEntryName,
 			Limit:             math.MaxUint32,
diff --git a/weed/filer2/fullpath.go b/weed/filer2/fullpath.go
index 191e51cf3..133069f93 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/fullpath.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/fullpath.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package filer2
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
 type FullPath string
@@ -34,3 +36,7 @@ func (fp FullPath) Child(name string) FullPath {
 	}
 	return FullPath(dir + "/" + name)
 }
+
+func (fp FullPath) AsInode() uint64 {
+	return uint64(util.HashStringToLong(string(fp)))
+}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index ac6291319..076252051 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse/fs"
 )
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	attr.Inode = uint64(util.HashStringToLong(dir.Path))
+	attr.Inode = filer2.FullPath(dir.Path).AsInode()
 	attr.Mode = os.FileMode(dir.entry.Attributes.FileMode) | os.ModeDir
 	attr.Mtime = time.Unix(dir.entry.Attributes.Mtime, 0)
 	attr.Ctime = time.Unix(dir.entry.Attributes.Crtime, 0)
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Getxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.GetxattrRequest, resp *f
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) setRootDirAttributes(attr *fuse.Attr) {
-	attr.Inode = uint64(util.HashStringToLong(dir.Path))
+	attr.Inode = 1 // filer2.FullPath(dir.Path).AsInode()
 	attr.Valid = time.Hour
 	attr.Uid = dir.wfs.option.MountUid
 	attr.Gid = dir.wfs.option.MountGid
@@ -181,13 +180,8 @@ func (dir *Dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Lookup %s: %s", dir.Path, req.Name)
 
-	var entry *filer_pb.Entry
-	fullFilePath := string(filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name))
-
-	item := dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Get(fullFilePath)
-	if item != nil && !item.Expired() {
-		entry = item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
-	}
+	fullFilePath := filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name)
+	entry := dir.wfs.cacheGet(fullFilePath)
 
 	if entry == nil {
 		glog.V(3).Infof("dir Lookup cache miss %s", fullFilePath)
@@ -196,22 +190,20 @@ func (dir *Dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.
 			glog.V(1).Infof("dir GetEntry %s: %v", fullFilePath, err)
 			return nil, fuse.ENOENT
 		}
-		if entry != nil {
-			dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(fullFilePath, entry, 5*time.Minute)
-		}
+		dir.wfs.cacheSet(fullFilePath, entry, 5*time.Minute)
 	} else {
 		glog.V(4).Infof("dir Lookup cache hit %s", fullFilePath)
 	}
 
 	if entry != nil {
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
-			node = &Dir{Path: path.Join(dir.Path, req.Name), wfs: dir.wfs, entry: entry}
+			node = &Dir{Path: string(fullFilePath), wfs: dir.wfs, entry: entry}
 		} else {
 			node = dir.newFile(req.Name, entry)
 		}
 
 		resp.EntryValid = time.Second
-		resp.Attr.Inode = uint64(util.HashStringToLong(fullFilePath))
+		resp.Attr.Inode = fullFilePath.AsInode()
 		resp.Attr.Valid = time.Second
 		resp.Attr.Mtime = time.Unix(entry.Attributes.Mtime, 0)
 		resp.Attr.Ctime = time.Unix(entry.Attributes.Crtime, 0)
@@ -232,9 +224,9 @@ func (dir *Dir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (ret []fuse.Dirent, err error) {
 
 	cacheTtl := 5 * time.Minute
 
-	readErr := filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, dir.wfs, dir.Path, "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
-		fullpath := string(filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, entry.Name))
-		inode := uint64(util.HashStringToLong(fullpath))
+	readErr := filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, dir.wfs, filer2.FullPath(dir.Path), "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
+		fullpath := filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, entry.Name)
+		inode := fullpath.AsInode()
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
 			dirent := fuse.Dirent{Inode: inode, Name: entry.Name, Type: fuse.DT_Dir}
 			ret = append(ret, dirent)
@@ -242,7 +234,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (ret []fuse.Dirent, err error) {
 			dirent := fuse.Dirent{Inode: inode, Name: entry.Name, Type: fuse.DT_File}
 			ret = append(ret, dirent)
 		}
-		dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(fullpath, entry, cacheTtl)
+		dir.wfs.cacheSet(fullpath, entry, cacheTtl)
 	})
 	if readErr != nil {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("list %s: %v", dir.Path, err)
@@ -264,14 +256,15 @@ func (dir *Dir) Remove(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
 func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
-	entry, err := filer2.GetEntry(ctx, dir.wfs, path.Join(dir.Path, req.Name))
+	filePath := filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name)
+	entry, err := filer2.GetEntry(ctx, dir.wfs, filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	dir.wfs.deleteFileChunks(ctx, entry.Chunks)
 
-	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(path.Join(dir.Path, req.Name))
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filePath)
 
 	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
@@ -295,7 +288,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemoveRequest) erro
 
 func (dir *Dir) removeFolder(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
-	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(string(filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name)))
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name))
 
 	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
@@ -340,7 +333,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fus
 		dir.entry.Attributes.Mtime = req.Mtime.Unix()
 	}
 
-	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filer2.FullPath(dir.Path))
 
 	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
 
@@ -358,7 +351,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filer2.FullPath(dir.Path))
 
 	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
 
@@ -376,7 +369,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) e
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filer2.FullPath(dir.Path))
 
 	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
index 8309b238a..6b68e4ee9 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package filesys
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
@@ -16,7 +15,10 @@ func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirector
 	newDir := newDirectory.(*Dir)
 	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Rename %s/%s => %s/%s", dir.Path, req.OldName, newDir.Path, req.NewName)
 
-	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filer2.NewFullPath(newDir.Path, req.NewName))
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.OldName))
+
+	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryRequest{
 			OldDirectory: dir.Path,
@@ -27,19 +29,11 @@ func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirector
 
 		_, err := client.AtomicRenameEntry(ctx, request)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("renaming %s/%s => %s/%s: %v", dir.Path, req.OldName, newDir.Path, req.NewName, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("dir Rename %s/%s => %s/%s : %v", dir.Path, req.OldName, newDir.Path, req.NewName, err)
+			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 
 		return nil
 
 	})
-
-	if err == nil {
-		oldpath := string(filer2.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.OldName))
-		newpath := string(filer2.NewFullPath(newDir.Path, req.NewName))
-		dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(oldpath)
-		dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(newpath)
-	}
-
- 	return err
 }
diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index ca0550a87..7e562eabc 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ package filesys
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse/fs"
 )
@@ -35,19 +33,22 @@ type File struct {
 	isOpen         bool
 }
 
-func (file *File) fullpath() string {
-	return filepath.Join(file.dir.Path, file.Name)
+func (file *File) fullpath() filer2.FullPath {
+	return filer2.NewFullPath(file.dir.Path, file.Name)
 }
 
 func (file *File) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("file Attr %s, open:%v, existing attr: %+v", file.fullpath(), file.isOpen, attr)
 
-	if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if !file.isOpen {
+		if err := file.maybeLoadEntry(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
-	attr.Inode = uint64(util.HashStringToLong(file.fullpath()))
+	attr.Inode = file.fullpath().AsInode()
+	attr.Valid = time.Second
 	attr.Mode = os.FileMode(file.entry.Attributes.FileMode)
 	attr.Size = filer2.TotalSize(file.entry.Chunks)
 	if file.isOpen {
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ func (file *File) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *f
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(file.fullpath())
+	file.wfs.cacheDelete(file.fullpath())
 
 	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ func (file *File) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error
 		return err
 	}
 
-	file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(file.fullpath())
+	file.wfs.cacheDelete(file.fullpath())
 
 	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func (file *File) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(file.fullpath())
+	file.wfs.cacheDelete(file.fullpath())
 
 	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs.go b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
index e924783ec..d3cc6329d 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/karlseguin/ccache"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ type WFS struct {
 
 	// contains all open handles
 	handles           []*FileHandle
-	pathToHandleIndex map[string]int
+	pathToHandleIndex map[filer2.FullPath]int
 	pathToHandleLock  sync.Mutex
 	bufPool           sync.Pool
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
 	wfs := &WFS{
 		option:                    option,
 		listDirectoryEntriesCache: ccache.New(ccache.Configure().MaxSize(option.DirListCacheLimit * 3).ItemsToPrune(100)),
-		pathToHandleIndex:         make(map[string]int),
+		pathToHandleIndex:         make(map[filer2.FullPath]int),
 		bufPool: sync.Pool{
 			New: func() interface{} {
 				return make([]byte, option.ChunkSizeLimit)
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle *FileHand
 	return
 }
 
-func (wfs *WFS) ReleaseHandle(fullpath string, handleId fuse.HandleID) {
+func (wfs *WFS) ReleaseHandle(fullpath filer2.FullPath, handleId fuse.HandleID) {
 	wfs.pathToHandleLock.Lock()
 	defer wfs.pathToHandleLock.Unlock()
 
@@ -191,3 +192,21 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Statfs(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.StatfsRequest, resp *fuse.
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (wfs *WFS) cacheGet(path filer2.FullPath) *filer_pb.Entry {
+	item := wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Get(string(path))
+	if item != nil && !item.Expired() {
+		return item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+func (wfs *WFS) cacheSet(path filer2.FullPath, entry *filer_pb.Entry, ttl time.Duration) {
+	if entry == nil {
+		wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(string(path))
+	}else{
+		wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(string(path), entry, ttl)
+	}
+}
+func (wfs *WFS) cacheDelete(path filer2.FullPath) {
+	wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(string(path))
+}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/xattr.go b/weed/filesys/xattr.go
index a81f74638..52a447d95 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/xattr.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/xattr.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package filesys
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
@@ -109,13 +110,12 @@ func listxattr(entry *filer_pb.Entry, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, resp *fuse.Lis
 
 func (wfs *WFS) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context, dir, name string) (entry *filer_pb.Entry, err error) {
 
-	fullpath := string(filer2.NewFullPath(dir, name))
-	item := wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Get(fullpath)
-	if item != nil && !item.Expired() {
-		entry = item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
+	fullpath := filer2.NewFullPath(dir, name)
+	entry = wfs.cacheGet(fullpath)
+	if entry != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	// glog.V(3).Infof("read entry cache miss %s", fullpath)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("read entry cache miss %s", fullpath)
 
 	err = wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
@@ -126,16 +126,16 @@ func (wfs *WFS) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context, dir, name string) (entry *fi
 
 		resp, err := client.LookupDirectoryEntry(ctx, request)
 		if err != nil || resp == nil || resp.Entry == nil {
-			if err == filer2.ErrNotFound {
+			if err == filer2.ErrNotFound || strings.Contains(err.Error(), filer2.ErrNotFound.Error()) {
 				glog.V(3).Infof("file attr read not found file %v: %v", request, err)
 				return fuse.ENOENT
 			}
 			glog.V(3).Infof("file attr read file %v: %v", request, err)
-			return fuse.ENOENT
+			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 
 		entry = resp.Entry
-		wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(fullpath, entry, wfs.option.EntryCacheTtl)
+		wfs.cacheSet(fullpath, entry, wfs.option.EntryCacheTtl)
 
 		return nil
 	})
diff --git a/weed/server/webdav_server.go b/weed/server/webdav_server.go
index abd0b66eb..17f814302 100644
--- a/weed/server/webdav_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/webdav_server.go
@@ -335,8 +335,10 @@ func (fs *WebDavFileSystem) stat(ctx context.Context, fullFilePath string) (os.F
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	fullpath := filer2.FullPath(fullFilePath)
+
 	var fi FileInfo
-	entry, err := filer2.GetEntry(ctx, fs, fullFilePath)
+	entry, err := filer2.GetEntry(ctx, fs, fullpath)
 	if entry == nil {
 		return nil, os.ErrNotExist
 	}
@@ -344,14 +346,12 @@ func (fs *WebDavFileSystem) stat(ctx context.Context, fullFilePath string) (os.F
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	fi.size = int64(filer2.TotalSize(entry.GetChunks()))
-	fi.name = fullFilePath
+	fi.name = string(fullpath)
 	fi.mode = os.FileMode(entry.Attributes.FileMode)
 	fi.modifiledTime = time.Unix(entry.Attributes.Mtime, 0)
 	fi.isDirectory = entry.IsDirectory
 
-	_, fi.name = path.Split(path.Clean(fi.name))
-	if fi.name == "" {
-		fi.name = "/"
+	if fi.name == "/" {
 		fi.modifiledTime = time.Now()
 		fi.isDirectory = true
 	}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (f *WebDavFile) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 	var err error
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	if f.entry == nil {
-		f.entry, err = filer2.GetEntry(ctx, f.fs, f.name)
+		f.entry, err = filer2.GetEntry(ctx, f.fs, filer2.FullPath(f.name))
 	}
 
 	if f.entry == nil {
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func (f *WebDavFile) Read(p []byte) (readSize int, err error) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	if f.entry == nil {
-		f.entry, err = filer2.GetEntry(ctx, f.fs, f.name)
+		f.entry, err = filer2.GetEntry(ctx, f.fs, filer2.FullPath(f.name))
 	}
 	if f.entry == nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ func (f *WebDavFile) Read(p []byte) (readSize int, err error) {
 	}
 	chunkViews := filer2.ViewFromVisibleIntervals(f.entryViewCache, f.off, len(p))
 
-	totalRead, err := filer2.ReadIntoBuffer(ctx, f.fs, f.name, p, chunkViews, f.off)
+	totalRead, err := filer2.ReadIntoBuffer(ctx, f.fs, filer2.FullPath(f.name), p, chunkViews, f.off)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -507,12 +507,9 @@ func (f *WebDavFile) Readdir(count int) (ret []os.FileInfo, err error) {
 	glog.V(2).Infof("WebDavFileSystem.Readdir %v count %d", f.name, count)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	dir := f.name
-	if dir != "/" && strings.HasSuffix(dir, "/") {
-		dir = dir[:len(dir)-1]
-	}
+	dir, _ := filer2.FullPath(f.name).DirAndName()
 
-	err = filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, f.fs, dir, "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
+	err = filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, f.fs, filer2.FullPath(dir), "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
 		fi := FileInfo{
 			size:          int64(filer2.TotalSize(entry.GetChunks())),
 			name:          entry.Name,
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_du.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_du.go
index 1d7d79686..2c46350b2 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_du.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_du.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (c *commandFsDu) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer
 
 func duTraverseDirectory(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, filerClient filer2.FilerClient, dir, name string) (blockCount uint64, byteCount uint64, err error) {
 
-	err = filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, filerClient, dir, name, func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
+	err = filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, filerClient, filer2.FullPath(dir), name, func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
 			subDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", dir, entry.Name)
 			if dir == "/" {
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_ls.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_ls.go
index 01842083b..0c63f71fa 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_ls.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_ls.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *commandFsLs) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer
 	dir, name := filer2.FullPath(path).DirAndName()
 	entryCount := 0
 
-	err = filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, commandEnv.getFilerClient(filerServer, filerPort), dir, name, func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
+	err = filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, commandEnv.getFilerClient(filerServer, filerPort), filer2.FullPath(dir), name, func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
 
 		if !showHidden && strings.HasPrefix(entry.Name, ".") {
 			return
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_save.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_save.go
index ed070350f..178c826d5 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_save.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_meta_save.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func processOneDirectory(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, filerClient file
 	parentPath filer2.FullPath, queue *util.Queue, jobQueueWg *sync.WaitGroup,
 	fn func(parentPath filer2.FullPath, entry *filer_pb.Entry)) (err error) {
 
-	return filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, filerClient, string(parentPath), "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
+	return filer2.ReadDirAllEntries(ctx, filerClient, parentPath, "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
 
 		fn(parentPath, entry)
 
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_tree.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_tree.go
index a4524f341..8660030e3 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_tree.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_tree.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *commandFsTree) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writ
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	dirCount, fCount, terr := treeTraverseDirectory(ctx, writer, commandEnv.getFilerClient(filerServer, filerPort), dir, name, newPrefix(), -1)
+	dirCount, fCount, terr := treeTraverseDirectory(ctx, writer, commandEnv.getFilerClient(filerServer, filerPort), filer2.FullPath(dir), name, newPrefix(), -1)
 
 	if terr == nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "%d directories, %d files\n", dirCount, fCount)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (c *commandFsTree) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writ
 
 }
 
-func treeTraverseDirectory(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, filerClient filer2.FilerClient, dir, name string, prefix *Prefix, level int) (directoryCount, fileCount int64, err error) {
+func treeTraverseDirectory(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, filerClient filer2.FilerClient, dir filer2.FullPath, name string, prefix *Prefix, level int) (directoryCount, fileCount int64, err error) {
 
 	prefix.addMarker(level)
 
@@ -64,10 +64,7 @@ func treeTraverseDirectory(ctx context.Context, writer io.Writer, filerClient fi
 
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
 			directoryCount++
-			subDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", dir, entry.Name)
-			if dir == "/" {
-				subDir = "/" + entry.Name
-			}
+			subDir := dir.Child(entry.Name)
 			dirCount, fCount, terr := treeTraverseDirectory(ctx, writer, filerClient, subDir, "", prefix, level+1)
 			directoryCount += dirCount
 			fileCount += fCount