diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 61716fe36..15d7a3759 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0
 	github.com/streadway/amqp v0.0.0-20190827072141-edfb9018d271 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.0
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.3.2
 	github.com/tidwall/match v1.0.1
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index b4a771f37..0b330fd4f 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package filesys
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Dir struct {
-	Path  string
-	wfs   *WFS
-	entry *filer_pb.Entry
+	name   string
+	wfs    *WFS
+	entry  *filer_pb.Entry
+	parent *Dir
 }
 
 var _ = fs.Node(&Dir{})
@@ -38,32 +40,32 @@ func (dir *Dir) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 	// https://github.com/bazil/fuse/issues/196
 	attr.Valid = time.Second
 
-	if dir.Path == dir.wfs.option.FilerMountRootPath {
+	if dir.FullPath() == dir.wfs.option.FilerMountRootPath {
 		dir.setRootDirAttributes(attr)
-		glog.V(3).Infof("root dir Attr %s, attr: %+v", dir.Path, attr)
+		glog.V(3).Infof("root dir Attr %s, attr: %+v", dir.FullPath(), attr)
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(); err != nil {
-		glog.V(3).Infof("dir Attr %s,err: %+v", dir.Path, err)
+		glog.V(3).Infof("dir Attr %s,err: %+v", dir.FullPath(), err)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	attr.Inode = util.FullPath(dir.Path).AsInode()
+	attr.Inode = util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()).AsInode()
 	attr.Mode = os.FileMode(dir.entry.Attributes.FileMode) | os.ModeDir
 	attr.Mtime = time.Unix(dir.entry.Attributes.Mtime, 0)
 	attr.Crtime = time.Unix(dir.entry.Attributes.Crtime, 0)
 	attr.Gid = dir.entry.Attributes.Gid
 	attr.Uid = dir.entry.Attributes.Uid
 
-	glog.V(3).Infof("dir Attr %s, attr: %+v", dir.Path, attr)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("dir Attr %s, attr: %+v", dir.FullPath(), attr)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) Getxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.GetxattrRequest, resp *fuse.GetxattrResponse) error {
 
-	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Getxattr %s", dir.Path)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Getxattr %s", dir.FullPath())
 
 	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) setRootDirAttributes(attr *fuse.Attr) {
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) newFile(name string, entry *filer_pb.Entry) fs.Node {
-	return dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.EnsureFsNode(util.NewFullPath(dir.Path, name), func() fs.Node {
+	return dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.EnsureFsNode(util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), name), func() fs.Node {
 		return &File{
 			Name:           name,
 			dir:            dir,
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) newFile(name string, entry *filer_pb.Entry) fs.Node {
 func (dir *Dir) newDirectory(fullpath util.FullPath, entry *filer_pb.Entry) fs.Node {
 
 	return dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.EnsureFsNode(fullpath, func() fs.Node {
-		return &Dir{Path: string(fullpath), wfs: dir.wfs, entry: entry}
+		return &Dir{name: entry.Name, wfs: dir.wfs, entry: entry, parent: dir,}
 	})
 
 }
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest,
 	resp *fuse.CreateResponse) (fs.Node, fs.Handle, error) {
 
 	request := &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
-		Directory: dir.Path,
+		Directory: dir.FullPath(),
 		Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
 			Name:        req.Name,
 			IsDirectory: req.Mode&os.ModeDir > 0,
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest,
 		},
 		OExcl: req.Flags&fuse.OpenExclusive != 0,
 	}
-	glog.V(1).Infof("create %s/%s: %v", dir.Path, req.Name, req.Flags)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("create %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.Name, req.Flags)
 
 	if err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if err := filer_pb.CreateEntry(client, request); err != nil {
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest,
 	}
 	var node fs.Node
 	if request.Entry.IsDirectory {
-		node = dir.newDirectory(util.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name), request.Entry)
+		node = dir.newDirectory(util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), req.Name), request.Entry)
 		return node, nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -170,13 +172,13 @@ func (dir *Dir) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.MkdirRequest) (fs.Node, err
 	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
-			Directory: dir.Path,
+			Directory: dir.FullPath(),
 			Entry:     newEntry,
 		}
 
 		glog.V(1).Infof("mkdir: %v", request)
 		if err := filer_pb.CreateEntry(client, request); err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("mkdir %s/%s: %v", dir.Path, req.Name, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("mkdir %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.Name, err)
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.MkdirRequest) (fs.Node, err
 	})
 
 	if err == nil {
-		node := dir.newDirectory(util.NewFullPath(dir.Path(), req.Name), newEntry)
+		node := dir.newDirectory(util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), req.Name), newEntry)
 		return node, nil
 	}
 
@@ -193,9 +195,9 @@ func (dir *Dir) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.MkdirRequest) (fs.Node, err
 
 func (dir *Dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.LookupResponse) (node fs.Node, err error) {
 
-	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Lookup %s: %s", dir.Path, req.Name)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Lookup %s: %s", dir.FullPath(), req.Name)
 
-	fullFilePath := util.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name)
+	fullFilePath := util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), req.Name)
 	entry := dir.wfs.cacheGet(fullFilePath)
 
 	if entry == nil {
@@ -235,12 +237,12 @@ func (dir *Dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.
 
 func (dir *Dir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (ret []fuse.Dirent, err error) {
 
-	glog.V(3).Infof("dir ReadDirAll %s", dir.Path)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("dir ReadDirAll %s", dir.FullPath())
 
 	cacheTtl := 5 * time.Minute
 
-	readErr := filer_pb.ReadDirAllEntries(dir.wfs, util.FullPath(dir.Path), "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
-		fullpath := util.NewFullPath(dir.Path, entry.Name)
+	readErr := filer_pb.ReadDirAllEntries(dir.wfs, util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()), "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) {
+		fullpath := util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), entry.Name)
 		inode := fullpath.AsInode()
 		if entry.IsDirectory {
 			dirent := fuse.Dirent{Inode: inode, Name: entry.Name, Type: fuse.DT_Dir}
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (ret []fuse.Dirent, err error) {
 		dir.wfs.cacheSet(fullpath, entry, cacheTtl)
 	})
 	if readErr != nil {
-		glog.V(0).Infof("list %s: %v", dir.Path, err)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("list %s: %v", dir.FullPath(), err)
 		return ret, fuse.EIO
 	}
 
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Remove(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
 func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
-	filePath := util.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name)
+	filePath := util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), req.Name)
 	entry, err := filer_pb.GetEntry(dir.wfs, filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -285,9 +287,9 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(filePath)
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("remove file: %v", req)
-	err = filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.Path, req.Name, false, false, false)
+	err = filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.FullPath(), req.Name, false, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(3).Infof("not found remove file %s/%s: %v", dir.Path, req.Name, err)
+		glog.V(3).Infof("not found remove file %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.Name, err)
 		return fuse.ENOENT
 	}
 
@@ -297,12 +299,12 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
 func (dir *Dir) removeFolder(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
-	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.Name))
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), req.Name))
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("remove directory entry: %v", req)
-	err := filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.Path, req.Name, true, false, false)
+	err := filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.FullPath(), req.Name, true, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(3).Infof("not found remove %s/%s: %v", dir.Path, req.Name, err)
+		glog.V(3).Infof("not found remove %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.Name, err)
 		return fuse.ENOENT
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeFolder(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
 func (dir *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fuse.SetattrResponse) error {
 
-	glog.V(3).Infof("%v dir setattr %+v", dir.Path, req)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("%v dir setattr %+v", dir.FullPath(), req)
 
 	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fus
 		dir.entry.Attributes.Mtime = req.Mtime.Unix()
 	}
 
-	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.FullPath(dir.Path))
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()))
 
 	return dir.saveEntry()
 
@@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fus
 
 func (dir *Dir) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
 
-	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Setxattr %s: %s", dir.Path, req.Name)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Setxattr %s: %s", dir.FullPath(), req.Name)
 
 	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.FullPath(dir.Path))
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()))
 
 	return dir.saveEntry()
 
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
 
 func (dir *Dir) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) error {
 
-	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Removexattr %s: %s", dir.Path, req.Name)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Removexattr %s: %s", dir.FullPath(), req.Name)
 
 	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -369,7 +371,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) e
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.FullPath(dir.Path))
+	dir.wfs.cacheDelete(util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()))
 
 	return dir.saveEntry()
 
@@ -377,7 +379,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) e
 
 func (dir *Dir) Listxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, resp *fuse.ListxattrResponse) error {
 
-	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Listxattr %s", dir.Path)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Listxattr %s", dir.FullPath())
 
 	if err := dir.maybeLoadEntry(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -392,14 +394,14 @@ func (dir *Dir) Listxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, resp
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) Forget() {
-	glog.V(3).Infof("Forget dir %s", dir.Path)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("Forget dir %s", dir.FullPath())
 
-	dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.DeleteFsNode(util.FullPath(dir.Path))
+	dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.DeleteFsNode(util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()))
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) maybeLoadEntry() error {
 	if dir.entry == nil {
-		parentDirPath, name := util.FullPath(dir.Path).DirAndName()
+		parentDirPath, name := util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()).DirAndName()
 		entry, err := dir.wfs.maybeLoadEntry(parentDirPath, name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -411,7 +413,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) maybeLoadEntry() error {
 
 func (dir *Dir) saveEntry() error {
 
-	parentDir, name := util.FullPath(dir.Path).DirAndName()
+	parentDir, name := util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()).DirAndName()
 
 	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
@@ -430,3 +432,27 @@ func (dir *Dir) saveEntry() error {
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+
+func (dir *Dir) FullPath() string {
+	var parts []string
+	for p := dir; p != nil; p = p.parent {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(p.name, "/") {
+			if len(p.name) > 1 {
+				parts = append(parts, p.name[1:])
+			}
+		} else {
+			parts = append(parts, p.name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return "/"
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	for i := len(parts) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		buf.WriteString("/")
+		buf.WriteString(parts[i])
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_link.go b/weed/filesys/dir_link.go
index 61ed04c26..3c415c3a6 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir_link.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_link.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ var _ = fs.NodeReadlinker(&File{})
 
 func (dir *Dir) Symlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SymlinkRequest) (fs.Node, error) {
 
-	glog.V(3).Infof("Symlink: %v/%v to %v", dir.Path, req.NewName, req.Target)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("Symlink: %v/%v to %v", dir.FullPath(), req.NewName, req.Target)
 
 	request := &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
-		Directory: dir.Path,
+		Directory: dir.FullPath(),
 		Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
 			Name:        req.NewName,
 			IsDirectory: false,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Symlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SymlinkRequest) (fs.Node,
 
 	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if err := filer_pb.CreateEntry(client, request); err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("symlink %s/%s: %v", dir.Path, req.NewName, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("symlink %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.NewName, err)
 			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (file *File) Readlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (stri
 		return "", fuse.Errno(syscall.EINVAL)
 	}
 
-	glog.V(3).Infof("Readlink: %v/%v => %v", file.dir.Path, file.Name, file.entry.Attributes.SymlinkTarget)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("Readlink: %v/%v => %v", file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name, file.entry.Attributes.SymlinkTarget)
 
 	return file.entry.Attributes.SymlinkTarget, nil
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
index f0b3e2118..f8dbdbb6a 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
@@ -13,18 +13,19 @@ import (
 
 func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirectory fs.Node) error {
 
-	newPath := util.NewFullPath(newDir.Path, req.NewName)
-	oldPath := util.NewFullPath(dir.Path, req.OldName)
-
 	newDir := newDirectory.(*Dir)
+
+	newPath := util.NewFullPath(newDir.FullPath(), req.NewName)
+	oldPath := util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), req.OldName)
+
 	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Rename %s => %s", oldPath, newPath)
 
 	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryRequest{
-			OldDirectory: dir.Path,
+			OldDirectory: dir.FullPath(),
 			OldName:      req.OldName,
-			NewDirectory: newDir.Path,
+			NewDirectory: newDir.FullPath(),
 			NewName:      req.NewName,
 		}
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_test.go b/weed/filesys/dir_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c439756f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package filesys
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestDirPath(t *testing.T) {
+
+	p := &Dir{name:"/some"}
+	p = &Dir{name:"path", parent: p}
+	p = &Dir{name:"to", parent: p}
+	p = &Dir{name:"a", parent: p}
+	p = &Dir{name:"file", parent: p}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "/some/path/to/a/file", p.FullPath())
+
+	p = &Dir{name:"/some"}
+	assert.Equal(t, "/some", p.FullPath())
+
+	p = &Dir{name:"/"}
+	assert.Equal(t, "/", p.FullPath())
+
+	p = &Dir{name:"/"}
+	p = &Dir{name:"path", parent: p}
+	assert.Equal(t, "/path", p.FullPath())
+
+	p = &Dir{name:"/"}
+	p = &Dir{name:"path", parent: p}
+	p = &Dir{name:"to", parent: p}
+	assert.Equal(t, "/path/to", p.FullPath())
+
+}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go b/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go
index 7e33c97a7..aa37b0841 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dirty_page.go
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ func (pages *ContinuousDirtyPages) flushAndSave(offset int64, data []byte) (chun
 	// flush the new page
 	if chunk, err = pages.saveToStorage(bytes.NewReader(data), offset, int64(len(data))); err == nil {
 		if chunk != nil {
-			glog.V(4).Infof("%s/%s flush big request [%d,%d) to %s", pages.f.dir.Path, pages.f.Name, chunk.Offset, chunk.Offset+int64(chunk.Size), chunk.FileId)
+			glog.V(4).Infof("%s/%s flush big request [%d,%d) to %s", pages.f.dir.FullPath(), pages.f.Name, chunk.Offset, chunk.Offset+int64(chunk.Size), chunk.FileId)
 			chunks = append(chunks, chunk)
 		}
 	} else {
-		glog.V(0).Infof("%s/%s failed to flush2 [%d,%d): %v", pages.f.dir.Path, pages.f.Name, chunk.Offset, chunk.Offset+int64(chunk.Size), err)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("%s/%s failed to flush2 [%d,%d): %v", pages.f.dir.FullPath(), pages.f.Name, chunk.Offset, chunk.Offset+int64(chunk.Size), err)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index 148f767ac..6f67081a6 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type File struct {
 }
 
 func (file *File) fullpath() util.FullPath {
-	return util.NewFullPath(file.dir.Path, file.Name)
+	return util.NewFullPath(file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name)
 }
 
 func (file *File) Attr(ctx context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
@@ -211,21 +211,21 @@ func (file *File) Listxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, res
 func (file *File) Fsync(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.FsyncRequest) error {
 	// fsync works at OS level
 	// write the file chunks to the filerGrpcAddress
-	glog.V(3).Infof("%s/%s fsync file %+v", file.dir.Path, file.Name, req)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("%s/%s fsync file %+v", file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name, req)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (file *File) Forget() {
-	glog.V(3).Infof("Forget file %s/%s", file.dir.Path, file.Name)
+	glog.V(3).Infof("Forget file %s/%s", file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name)
 
-	file.wfs.fsNodeCache.DeleteFsNode(util.NewFullPath(file.dir.Path, file.Name))
+	file.wfs.fsNodeCache.DeleteFsNode(util.NewFullPath(file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name))
 
 }
 
 func (file *File) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if file.entry == nil || file.isOpen <= 0 {
-		entry, err := file.wfs.maybeLoadEntry(file.dir.Path, file.Name)
+		entry, err := file.wfs.maybeLoadEntry(file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -266,14 +266,14 @@ func (file *File) saveEntry() error {
 	return file.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
-			Directory: file.dir.Path,
+			Directory: file.dir.FullPath(),
 			Entry:     file.entry,
 		}
 
 		glog.V(1).Infof("save file entry: %v", request)
 		_, err := client.UpdateEntry(context.Background(), request)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("UpdateEntry file %s/%s: %v", file.dir.Path, file.Name, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("UpdateEntry file %s/%s: %v", file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name, err)
 			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
index 1dfaf5944..e1e495b52 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) Flush(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.FlushRequest) error {
 		}
 
 		request := &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
-			Directory: fh.f.dir.Path,
+			Directory: fh.f.dir.FullPath(),
 			Entry:     fh.f.entry,
 		}
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/fscache.go b/weed/filesys/fscache.go
index 974f378c7..08bd641a5 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/fscache.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/fscache.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package filesys
 
 import (
+	"sync"
+
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse/fs"
 )
@@ -9,10 +11,11 @@ type FsCache struct {
 	root *FsNode
 }
 type FsNode struct {
-	parent   *FsNode
-	node     fs.Node
-	name     string
-	children map[string]*FsNode
+	parent       *FsNode
+	node         fs.Node
+	name         string
+	childrenLock sync.RWMutex
+	children     map[string]*FsNode
 }
 
 func newFsCache(root fs.Node) *FsCache {
@@ -89,6 +92,9 @@ func (c *FsCache) Move(oldPath util.FullPath, newPath util.FullPath) *FsNode {
 	}
 	parent := target.parent
 	src.name = target.name
+	if dir, ok := src.node.(*Dir); ok {
+		dir.name = target.name // target is not Dir, but a shortcut
+	}
 	parent.deleteChild(target.name)
 
 	target.deleteSelf()
@@ -104,10 +110,18 @@ func (n *FsNode) connectToParent(parent *FsNode) {
 	if oldNode != nil {
 		oldNode.deleteSelf()
 	}
+	if dir, ok := n.node.(*Dir); ok {
+		dir.parent = parent.node.(*Dir)
+	}
+	n.childrenLock.Lock()
 	parent.children[n.name] = n
+	n.childrenLock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (n *FsNode) findChild(name string) *FsNode {
+	n.childrenLock.RLock()
+	defer n.childrenLock.RUnlock()
+
 	child, found := n.children[name]
 	if found {
 		return child
@@ -116,6 +130,9 @@ func (n *FsNode) findChild(name string) *FsNode {
 }
 
 func (n *FsNode) ensureChild(name string) *FsNode {
+	n.childrenLock.Lock()
+	defer n.childrenLock.Unlock()
+
 	if n.children == nil {
 		n.children = make(map[string]*FsNode)
 	}
@@ -134,14 +151,20 @@ func (n *FsNode) ensureChild(name string) *FsNode {
 }
 
 func (n *FsNode) deleteChild(name string) {
+	n.childrenLock.Lock()
 	delete(n.children, name)
+	n.childrenLock.Unlock()
 }
 
 func (n *FsNode) deleteSelf() {
+	n.childrenLock.Lock()
 	for _, child := range n.children {
 		child.deleteSelf()
 	}
+	n.children = nil
+	n.childrenLock.Unlock()
+
 	n.node = nil
 	n.parent = nil
-	n.children = nil
+
 }
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs.go b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
index 5d3dd984a..5075687e3 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ type WFS struct {
 
 	stats statsCache
 
-	// nodes, protected by nodesLock
-	nodesLock   sync.Mutex
-	nodes       map[uint64]fs.Node
 	root        fs.Node
 	fsNodeCache *FsCache
 }
@@ -81,10 +78,9 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
 				return make([]byte, option.ChunkSizeLimit)
 			},
 		},
-		nodes: make(map[uint64]fs.Node),
 	}
 
-	wfs.root = &Dir{Path: wfs.option.FilerMountRootPath, wfs: wfs}
+	wfs.root = &Dir{name: wfs.option.FilerMountRootPath, wfs: wfs}
 	wfs.fsNodeCache = newFsCache(wfs.root)
 
 	return wfs