diff --git a/weed/filer/filerstore.go b/weed/filer/filerstore.go
index 38927d6fb..a092ee456 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filerstore.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filerstore.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	"io"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -45,3 +46,7 @@ type BucketAware interface {
 	OnBucketDeletion(bucket string)
 	CanDropWholeBucket() bool
 }
+
+type Debuggable interface {
+	Debug(writer io.Writer)
+}
diff --git a/weed/filer/filerstore_wrapper.go b/weed/filer/filerstore_wrapper.go
index 47b5036f7..ca531dc3a 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filerstore_wrapper.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filerstore_wrapper.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/viant/ptrie"
+	"io"
 	"math"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	_ = VirtualFilerStore(&FilerStoreWrapper{})
+	_ = Debuggable(&FilerStoreWrapper{})
 )
 
 type VirtualFilerStore interface {
@@ -333,3 +335,9 @@ func (fsw *FilerStoreWrapper) KvGet(ctx context.Context, key []byte) (value []by
 func (fsw *FilerStoreWrapper) KvDelete(ctx context.Context, key []byte) (err error) {
 	return fsw.getDefaultStore().KvDelete(ctx, key)
 }
+
+func (fsw *FilerStoreWrapper) Debug(writer io.Writer) {
+	if debuggable, ok := fsw.getDefaultStore().(Debuggable); ok {
+		debuggable.Debug(writer)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go b/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go
index 9a7670d42..73d757e62 100644
--- a/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/filter"
 	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/opt"
 	leveldb_util "github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/util"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ const (
 	DIR_FILE_SEPARATOR = byte(0x00)
 )
 
+var (
+	_ = filer.Debuggable(&LevelDBStore{})
+)
+
 func init() {
 	filer.Stores = append(filer.Stores, &LevelDBStore{})
 }
@@ -242,3 +247,13 @@ func getNameFromKey(key []byte) string {
 func (store *LevelDBStore) Shutdown() {
 	store.db.Close()
 }
+
+func (store *LevelDBStore) Debug(writer io.Writer) {
+	iter := store.db.NewIterator(&leveldb_util.Range{}, nil)
+	for iter.Next() {
+		key := iter.Key()
+		fullName := bytes.Replace(key, []byte{DIR_FILE_SEPARATOR}, []byte{' '}, 1)
+		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "%v\n", string(fullName))
+	}
+	iter.Release()
+}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
index 23384f592..6d5eeca03 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
@@ -144,3 +144,10 @@ func (mc *MetaCache) Shutdown() {
 func (mc *MetaCache) mapIdFromFilerToLocal(entry *filer.Entry) {
 	entry.Attr.Uid, entry.Attr.Gid = mc.uidGidMapper.FilerToLocal(entry.Attr.Uid, entry.Attr.Gid)
 }
+
+func (mc *MetaCache) Debug() {
+	if debuggable, ok := mc.localStore.(filer.Debuggable); ok {
+		println("start debugging")
+		debuggable.Debug(os.Stderr)
+	}
+}