diff --git a/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go b/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
index a90c1341f..fb0cadee5 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
@@ -151,87 +149,13 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) DeleteFolderChildren(ctx context.Context, fullpat
 	return nil
 }
 
-//func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context, fullpath util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix string) (entries []*filer2.Entry, err error) {
-//	sqlText := store.SqlListExclusive
-//	if inclusive {
-//		sqlText = store.SqlListInclusive
-//	}
-//
-//	rows, err := store.getTxOrDB(ctx).QueryContext(ctx, sqlText, util.HashStringToLong(string(fullpath)), startFileName, string(fullpath), prefix, limit)
-//	if err != nil {
-//		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list %s : %v", fullpath, err)
-//	}
-//	defer rows.Close()
-//
-//	for rows.Next() {
-//		var name string
-//		var data []byte
-//		if err = rows.Scan(&name, &data); err != nil {
-//			glog.V(0).Infof("scan %s : %v", fullpath, err)
-//			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan %s: %v", fullpath, err)
-//		}
-//
-//		entry := &filer2.Entry{
-//			FullPath: util.NewFullPath(string(fullpath), name),
-//		}
-//		if err = entry.DecodeAttributesAndChunks(data); err != nil {
-//			glog.V(0).Infof("scan decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
-//			return nil, fmt.Errorf("scan decode %s : %v", entry.FullPath, err)
-//		}
-//
-//		entries = append(entries, entry)
-//	}
-//
-//	return entries, nil
-//}
-//func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, fullpath util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix string) (entries []*filer2.Entry, err error) {
-//	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
-//
-//}
-
 func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context, fullpath util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix string) (entries []*filer2.Entry, err error) {
-	count := 0
-	notPrefixed, err := store.ListDirectoryEntries(ctx, fullpath, startFileName, inclusive, limit)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if prefix == "" {
-		return notPrefixed, nil
-	}
-	var lastFileName string
-	for count < limit {
-		for _, entry := range notPrefixed {
-			lastFileName = entry.Name()
-			if strings.HasPrefix(entry.Name(), prefix) {
-				count++
-				entries = append(entries, entry)
-			}
-		}
-		if count >= limit {
-			break
-		}
-
-		notPrefixed, err = store.ListDirectoryEntries(ctx, fullpath, lastFileName, inclusive, limit)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		if len(notPrefixed) == 0 {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	return entries, nil
-}
-
-func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, fullpath util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int) (entries []*filer2.Entry, err error) {
 	sqlText := store.SqlListExclusive
 	if inclusive {
 		sqlText = store.SqlListInclusive
 	}
 
-	rows, err := store.getTxOrDB(ctx).QueryContext(ctx, sqlText, util.HashStringToLong(string(fullpath)), startFileName, string(fullpath), limit)
+	rows, err := store.getTxOrDB(ctx).QueryContext(ctx, sqlText, util.HashStringToLong(string(fullpath)), startFileName, string(fullpath), prefix, limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list %s : %v", fullpath, err)
 	}
@@ -258,6 +182,10 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, fullpat
 
 	return entries, nil
 }
+func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryEntries(ctx context.Context, fullpath util.FullPath, startFileName string, inclusive bool, limit int, prefix string) (entries []*filer2.Entry, err error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
+
+}
 
 func (store *AbstractSqlStore) Shutdown() {
 	store.DB.Close()
diff --git a/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go b/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
index b22ac19fb..9f748445e 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/mysql/mysql_store.go
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ func (store *MysqlStore) Initialize(configuration util.Configuration, prefix str
 
 func (store *MysqlStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int, database string, maxIdle, maxOpen int,
 	interpolateParams bool) (err error) {
-	//AND name like CONCAT(?,'%')
+	//
 	store.SqlInsert = "INSERT INTO filemeta (dirhash,name,directory,meta) VALUES(?,?,?,?)"
 	store.SqlUpdate = "UPDATE filemeta SET meta=? WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
 	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
 	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
 	store.SqlDeleteFolderChildren = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND directory=?"
-	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
-	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? AND name like CONCAT(?,'%') ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? AND name like CONCAT(?,'%') ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
 
 	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, user, password, hostname, port, database)
 	if interpolateParams {
diff --git a/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go b/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
index 51c069aae..87eb6aca2 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/postgres/postgres_store.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ func (store *PostgresStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int
 	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
 	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
 	store.SqlDeleteFolderChildren = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND directory=$2"
-	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>$2 AND directory=$3 ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $4"
-	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>=$2 AND directory=$3 ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $4"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>$2 AND directory=$3 AND name like CONCAT($4,'%')ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $5"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>=$2 AND directory=$3 AND name like CONCAT($4,'%') ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $5"
 
 	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, hostname, port, user, sslmode)
 	if password != "" {