diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
index 7eac6d02b7..7f5139caa5 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbCommit2.c
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ static int32_t tsdbCommitFileSetBegin(SCommitter2 *committer) {
                   &committer->ctx->maxKey);
   code = tfsAllocDisk(committer->tsdb->pVnode->pTfs, committer->ctx->expLevel, &committer->ctx->did);
   TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
+  tfsMkdirRecurAt(committer->tsdb->pVnode->pTfs, committer->tsdb->path, committer->ctx->did);
   STFileSet fset = {.fid = committer->ctx->fid};
   committer->ctx->fset = &fset;
   STFileSet **fsetPtr = TARRAY2_SEARCH(committer->fsetArr, &committer->ctx->fset, tsdbTFileSetCmprFn, TD_EQ);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFS2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFS2.c
index b2e579f4dd..82d1530ad5 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFS2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFS2.c
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ static int32_t edit_fs(STFileSystem *fs, const TFileOpArray *opArray) {
   }
 
 _exit:
+  if (code) {
+    TSDB_ERROR_LOG(TD_VID(fs->tsdb->pVnode), lino, code);
+  }
   return code;
 }
 
@@ -597,7 +600,6 @@ int32_t tsdbFSEditBegin(STFileSystem *fs, const TFileOpArray *opArray, EFEditT e
   }
 
   tsem_wait(&fs->canEdit);
-
   fs->etype = etype;
 
   // edit
@@ -646,6 +648,7 @@ _exit:
   if (code) {
     TSDB_ERROR_LOG(TD_VID(fs->tsdb->pVnode), lino, code);
   } else {
+    tsdbDebug("vgId:%d %s done, etype:%d", TD_VID(fs->tsdb->pVnode), __func__, fs->etype);
     tsem_post(&fs->canEdit);
   }
   return code;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c
index f16f29c8f7..3f8bddc27f 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFSet2.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ int32_t tsdbTFileSetEdit(STsdb *pTsdb, STFileSet *fset, const STFileOp *op) {
       STFileObj *tfobjp = &tfobj;
       int32_t    idx = TARRAY2_SEARCH_IDX(lvl->fobjArr, &tfobjp, tsdbTFileObjCmpr, TD_EQ);
       ASSERT(idx >= 0);
-      TARRAY2_REMOVE(lvl->fobjArr, idx, tsdbSttLvlRemoveFObj);
+      TARRAY2_REMOVE(lvl->fobjArr, idx, tsdbSttLvlClearFObj);
 
       if (TARRAY2_SIZE(lvl->fobjArr) == 0) {
         // TODO: remove the stt level if no file exists anymore
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFile2.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFile2.c
index 796bb78990..be021169cd 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFile2.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbFile2.c
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ int32_t tsdbTFileObjRef(STFileObj *fobj) {
   int32_t nRef;
   taosThreadMutexLock(&fobj->mutex);
   ASSERT(fobj->ref > 0 && fobj->state == TSDB_FSTATE_LIVE);
-  nRef = fobj->ref++;
+  nRef = ++fobj->ref;
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&fobj->mutex);
+  tsdbTrace("ref file %s, fobj:%p ref %d", fobj->fname, fobj, nRef);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ int32_t tsdbTFileObjUnref(STFileObj *fobj) {
   int32_t nRef = --fobj->ref;
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&fobj->mutex);
   ASSERT(nRef >= 0);
+  tsdbTrace("unref file %s, fobj:%p ref %d", fobj->fname, fobj, nRef);
   if (nRef == 0) {
     if (fobj->state == TSDB_FSTATE_DEAD) {
       remove_file(fobj->fname);
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ int32_t tsdbTFileObjRemove(STFileObj *fobj) {
   fobj->state = TSDB_FSTATE_DEAD;
   int32_t nRef = --fobj->ref;
   taosThreadMutexUnlock(&fobj->mutex);
+  tsdbTrace("remove unref file %s, fobj:%p ref %d", fobj->fname, fobj, nRef);
   if (nRef == 0) {
     remove_file(fobj->fname);
     taosMemoryFree(fobj);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMerge.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMerge.c
index 80456ae2e6..a6de924c21 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMerge.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbMerge.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ static int32_t tsdbMergeFileSetBeginOpenWriter(SMerger *merger) {
     code = TSDB_CODE_FS_NO_VALID_DISK;
     TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
   }
+  tfsMkdirRecurAt(merger->tsdb->pVnode->pTfs, merger->tsdb->path, did);
   SFSetWriterConfig config = {
       .tsdb = merger->tsdb,
       .toSttOnly = true,
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ _exit:
   } else {
     tsdbDebug("vgId:%d %s done, fid:%d", TD_VID(merger->tsdb->pVnode), __func__, fset->fid);
   }
-  return 0;
+  return code;
 }
 
 static int32_t tsdbDoMerge(SMerger *merger) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbRetention.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbRetention.c
index 6927d611f2..ae5ac4ae36 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbRetention.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbRetention.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ static int32_t tsdbDoRetention2(void *arg) {
         code = terrno;
         TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
       }
+      tfsMkdirRecurAt(rtner->tsdb->pVnode->pTfs, rtner->tsdb->path, did);
 
       // data
       for (int32_t ftype = 0; ftype < TSDB_FTYPE_MAX && (fobj = rtner->ctx->fset->farr[ftype], 1); ++ftype) {
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSnapshot.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSnapshot.c
index a0bfd3da18..d7daa9cde4 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSnapshot.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbSnapshot.c
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ static int32_t tsdbSnapWriteFileSetBegin(STsdbSnapWriter* writer, int32_t fid) {
     code = TSDB_CODE_NO_AVAIL_DISK;
     TSDB_CHECK_CODE(code, lino, _exit);
   }
+  tfsMkdirRecurAt(writer->tsdb->pVnode->pTfs, writer->tsdb->path, writer->ctx->did);
 
   writer->ctx->hasData = true;
   writer->ctx->hasTomb = true;
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeModule.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeModule.c
index 09d2e445c7..74a8d14a86 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeModule.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeModule.c
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ static void* loop(void* arg) {
   SVnodeTask*       pTask;
   int               ret;
 
-  setThreadName("vnode-commit");
+  if (tp == &vnodeGlobal.tp[0]) {
+    setThreadName("vnode-commit");
+  } else if (tp == &vnodeGlobal.tp[1]) {
+    setThreadName("vnode-merge");
+  }
 
   for (;;) {
     taosThreadMutexLock(&(tp->mutex));