diff --git a/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbCommit.h b/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbCommit.h
index 5e740081d187466435860a3a6c066412419ab571..6bd5dc432584bf1e7f8ed4274efdf014edf54e50 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbCommit.h
+++ b/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbCommit.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ void  tsdbGetRtnSnap(STsdbRepo *pRepo, SRtn *pRtn);
 int   tsdbEncodeKVRecord(void **buf, SKVRecord *pRecord);
 void *tsdbDecodeKVRecord(void *buf, SKVRecord *pRecord);
 void *tsdbCommitData(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
+int   tsdbApplyRtn(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
 
 static FORCE_INLINE int tsdbGetFidLevel(int fid, SRtn *pRtn) {
   if (fid >= pRtn->maxFid) {
diff --git a/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbint.h b/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbint.h
index e74c3238e2ac1d70087c615e4a3e6310a0cb3050..945b74af353bcf771c870a8e66fff7eb5f51c614 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbint.h
+++ b/src/tsdb/inc/tsdbint.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct STsdbRepo {
   SMemTable*      mem;
   SMemTable*      imem;
   STsdbFS*        fs;
+  SRtn            rtn;
   tsem_t          readyToCommit;
   pthread_mutex_t mutex;
   bool            repoLocked;
diff --git a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbCommit.c b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbCommit.c
index 734b47a718cbf43fc24982dd3bbc6f862c94afd2..f2bbe347bd0bfa1f8f7ae5feb016dbfea13adfd7 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbCommit.c
+++ b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbCommit.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static void tsdbCloseCommitFile(SCommitH *pCommith, bool hasError);
 static bool tsdbCanAddSubBlock(SCommitH *pCommith, SBlock *pBlock, SMergeInfo *pInfo);
 static void tsdbLoadAndMergeFromCache(SDataCols *pDataCols, int *iter, SCommitIter *pCommitIter, SDataCols *pTarget,
                                       TSKEY maxKey, int maxRows, int8_t update);
-static int  tsdbApplyRtn(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
 static int  tsdbApplyRtnOnFSet(STsdbRepo *pRepo, SDFileSet *pSet, SRtn *pRtn);
 
 void *tsdbCommitData(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
@@ -1431,7 +1430,7 @@ static bool tsdbCanAddSubBlock(SCommitH *pCommith, SBlock *pBlock, SMergeInfo *p
   return false;
 }
 
-static int tsdbApplyRtn(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
+int tsdbApplyRtn(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
   SRtn       rtn;
   SFSIter    fsiter;
   STsdbFS *  pfs = REPO_FS(pRepo);
diff --git a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c
index fd9b5e77e3fba01d49fc6f8f962730f1b8fbc9ec..54372ae8c28d91a72243256a74a8fb53c317eab2 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c
+++ b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbFS.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ static int  tsdbScanDataDir(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
 static bool tsdbIsTFileInFS(STsdbFS *pfs, const TFILE *pf);
 static int  tsdbRestoreCurrent(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
 static int  tsdbComparTFILE(const void *arg1, const void *arg2);
-static void tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
+static void tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(STsdbRepo *pRepo, int32_t *nExpired);
+static int  tsdbProcessExpiredFS(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
+static int  tsdbCreateMeta(STsdbRepo *pRepo);
 
 // ================== CURRENT file header info
 static int tsdbEncodeFSHeader(void **buf, SFSHeader *pHeader) {
@@ -212,6 +214,8 @@ STsdbFS *tsdbNewFS(STsdbCfg *pCfg) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
+  pfs->intxn = false;
+
   pfs->nstatus = tsdbNewFSStatus(maxFSet);
   if (pfs->nstatus == NULL) {
     tsdbFreeFS(pfs);
@@ -234,22 +238,84 @@ void *tsdbFreeFS(STsdbFS *pfs) {
   return NULL;
 }
 
+static int tsdbProcessExpiredFS(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
+  tsdbStartFSTxn(pRepo, 0, 0);
+  if (tsdbCreateMeta(pRepo) < 0) {
+    tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to create meta since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  if (tsdbApplyRtn(pRepo) < 0) {
+    tsdbEndFSTxnWithError(REPO_FS(pRepo));
+    tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to apply rtn since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+    return -1;
+  }
+  if (tsdbEndFSTxn(pRepo) < 0) {
+    tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to end fs txn since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+    return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static int tsdbCreateMeta(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
+  STsdbFS *pfs = REPO_FS(pRepo);
+  SMFile * pOMFile = pfs->cstatus->pmf;
+  SMFile   mf;
+  SDiskID  did;
+
+  if (pOMFile != NULL) {
+    // keep the old meta file
+    tsdbUpdateMFile(pfs, pOMFile);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // Create a new meta file
+  did.level = TFS_PRIMARY_LEVEL;
+  did.id = TFS_PRIMARY_ID;
+  tsdbInitMFile(&mf, did, REPO_ID(pRepo), FS_TXN_VERSION(REPO_FS(pRepo)));
+
+  if (tsdbCreateMFile(&mf, true) < 0) {
+    tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to create META file since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  tsdbInfo("vgId:%d meta file %s is created", REPO_ID(pRepo), TSDB_FILE_FULL_NAME(&mf));
+
+  if (tsdbUpdateMFileHeader(&mf) < 0) {
+    tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to update META file header since %s, revert it", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+    tsdbApplyMFileChange(&mf, pOMFile);
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  TSDB_FILE_FSYNC(&mf);
+  tsdbCloseMFile(&mf);
+  tsdbUpdateMFile(pfs, &mf);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int tsdbOpenFS(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
   STsdbFS *pfs = REPO_FS(pRepo);
   char     current[TSDB_FILENAME_LEN] = "\0";
+  int      nExpired = 0;
 
   ASSERT(pfs != NULL);
 
   tsdbGetTxnFname(REPO_ID(pRepo), TSDB_TXN_CURR_FILE, current);
 
+  tsdbGetRtnSnap(pRepo, &pRepo->rtn);
   if (access(current, F_OK) == 0) {
     if (tsdbOpenFSFromCurrent(pRepo) < 0) {
       tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to open FS since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
       return -1;
     }
 
-    tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(pRepo);
+    tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(pRepo, &nExpired);
+    if (nExpired > 0) {
+      tsdbProcessExpiredFS(pRepo);
+    }
   } else {
+    // should skip expired fileset inside of the function
     if (tsdbRestoreCurrent(pRepo) < 0) {
       tsdbError("vgId:%d failed to restore current file since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
       return -1;
@@ -1110,6 +1176,11 @@ static int tsdbRestoreDFileSet(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
 
       ASSERT(tvid == REPO_ID(pRepo));
 
+      if (tfid < pRepo->rtn.minFid) {  // skip file expired
+        ++index;
+        continue;
+      }
+
       if (ftype == 0) {
         fset.fid = tfid;
       } else {
@@ -1206,7 +1277,7 @@ static int tsdbComparTFILE(const void *arg1, const void *arg2) {
   }
 }
 
-static void tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
+static void tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(STsdbRepo *pRepo, int32_t *nExpired) {
   STsdbFS *  pfs = REPO_FS(pRepo);
   SFSStatus *pStatus = pfs->cstatus;
   SDFInfo    info;
@@ -1214,7 +1285,9 @@ static void tsdbScanAndTryFixDFilesHeader(STsdbRepo *pRepo) {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < taosArrayGetSize(pStatus->df); i++) {
     SDFileSet fset;
     tsdbInitDFileSetEx(&fset, (SDFileSet *)taosArrayGet(pStatus->df, i));
-
+    if (fset.fid < pRepo->rtn.minFid) {
+      ++*nExpired;
+    }
     tsdbDebug("vgId:%d scan DFileSet %d header", REPO_ID(pRepo), fset.fid);
 
     if (tsdbOpenDFileSet(&fset, O_RDWR) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbSync.c b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbSync.c
index 5a2756537e6a37c8b4a0e7c3e1f81199523df2eb..edcb84d091eb4a1bcb4cb23835a3c889eee35d54 100644
--- a/src/tsdb/src/tsdbSync.c
+++ b/src/tsdb/src/tsdbSync.c
@@ -424,24 +424,42 @@ static int32_t tsdbSyncRecvDFileSetArray(SSyncH *pSynch) {
         }
 
         if (tsdbSendDecision(pSynch, false) < 0) {
-          tsdbError("vgId:%d, filed to send decision since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+          tsdbError("vgId:%d, failed to send decision since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
           return -1;
         }
       } else {
         // Need to copy from remote
-        tsdbInfo("vgId:%d, fileset:%d will be received", REPO_ID(pRepo), pSynch->pdf->fid);
-
-        // Notify remote to send there file here
-        if (tsdbSendDecision(pSynch, true) < 0) {
-          tsdbError("vgId:%d, failed to send decision since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
-          return -1;
+        int fidLevel = tsdbGetFidLevel(pSynch->pdf->fid, &(pSynch->rtn));
+        if (fidLevel < 0) {  // expired fileset
+          tsdbInfo("vgId:%d, fileset:%d will be skipped as expired", REPO_ID(pRepo), pSynch->pdf->fid);
+          if (tsdbSendDecision(pSynch, false) < 0) {
+            tsdbError("vgId:%d, failed to send decision since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+            return -1;
+          }
+          // Move forward
+          if (tsdbRecvDFileSetInfo(pSynch) < 0) {
+            tsdbError("vgId:%d, failed to recv fileset since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+            return -1;
+          }
+          if (pLSet) {
+            pLSet = tsdbFSIterNext(&fsiter);
+          }
+          // Next loop
+          continue;
+        } else {
+          tsdbInfo("vgId:%d, fileset:%d will be received", REPO_ID(pRepo), pSynch->pdf->fid);
+          // Notify remote to send there file here
+          if (tsdbSendDecision(pSynch, true) < 0) {
+            tsdbError("vgId:%d, failed to send decision since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
+            return -1;
+          }
         }
 
         // Create local files and copy from remote
         SDiskID   did;
         SDFileSet fset;
 
-        tfsAllocDisk(tsdbGetFidLevel(pSynch->pdf->fid, &(pSynch->rtn)), &(did.level), &(did.id));
+        tfsAllocDisk(fidLevel, &(did.level), &(did.id));
         if (did.level == TFS_UNDECIDED_LEVEL) {
           terrno = TSDB_CODE_TDB_NO_AVAIL_DISK;
           tsdbError("vgId:%d, failed allc disk since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), tstrerror(terrno));
@@ -548,6 +566,13 @@ static int32_t tsdbSyncSendDFileSet(SSyncH *pSynch, SDFileSet *pSet) {
   STsdbRepo *pRepo = pSynch->pRepo;
   bool toSend = false;
 
+  // skip expired fileset
+  if (pSet && tsdbGetFidLevel(pSet->fid, &(pSynch->rtn)) < 0) {
+    tsdbInfo("vgId:%d, don't sync send since fileset:%d smaller than minFid:%d", REPO_ID(pRepo), pSet->fid,
+             pSynch->rtn.minFid);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   if (tsdbSendDFileSetInfo(pSynch, pSet) < 0) {
     tsdbError("vgId:%d, failed to send fileset:%d info since %s", REPO_ID(pRepo), pSet ? pSet->fid : -1, tstrerror(terrno));
     return -1;