diff --git a/yazi-dds/src/state.rs b/yazi-dds/src/state.rs
index ffb6baed..d7a80c92 100644
--- a/yazi-dds/src/state.rs
+++ b/yazi-dds/src/state.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{mem, ops::Deref, sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering}, time::UNIX_EPOCH};
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Result, anyhow};
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, BufReader, BufWriter};
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ impl State {
 	}
 
 	async fn skip(&self) -> Result<bool> {
-		let meta = Local::symlink_metadata(BOOT.state_dir.join(".dds")).await?;
-		let modified = meta.modified()?.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_micros();
+		let cha = Local::symlink_metadata(BOOT.state_dir.join(".dds")).await?;
+		let modified =
+			cha.mtime.ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("invalid mtime"))?.duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?.as_micros();
 		Ok(modified >= self.last.load(Ordering::Relaxed) as u128)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/cha/cha.rs b/yazi-fs/src/cha/cha.rs
index de76b3a6..57dd9b8b 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/cha/cha.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/cha/cha.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{fs::{FileType, Metadata}, ops::Deref, time::SystemTime};
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, fs::{FileType, Metadata}, ops::Deref, time::SystemTime};
 
 use yazi_macro::{unix_either, win_either};
 use yazi_shared::url::Url;
@@ -47,11 +47,8 @@ impl Default for Cha {
 
 impl Cha {
 	#[inline]
-	pub fn new<'a, U>(url: U, meta: Metadata) -> Self
-	where
-		U: Into<Url<'a>>,
-	{
-		Self::from_bare(&meta).attach(ChaKind::hidden(url, &meta))
+	pub fn new(name: &OsStr, meta: Metadata) -> Self {
+		Self::from_bare(&meta).attach(ChaKind::hidden(name, &meta))
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
@@ -60,22 +57,21 @@ impl Cha {
 		Ok(Self::from_follow(url, provider::symlink_metadata(url).await?).await)
 	}
 
-	pub async fn from_follow<'a, U>(url: U, mut meta: Metadata) -> Self
+	pub async fn from_follow<'a, U>(url: U, mut cha: Self) -> Self
 	where
 		U: Into<Url<'a>>,
 	{
-		let url = url.into();
-		let mut attached = ChaKind::hidden(url, &meta);
+		let url: Url = url.into();
+		let mut attached = cha.kind & (ChaKind::HIDDEN | ChaKind::SYSTEM | ChaKind::LINK);
 
-		if meta.is_symlink() {
-			attached |= ChaKind::LINK;
-			meta = provider::metadata(url).await.unwrap_or(meta);
+		if cha.is_link() {
+			cha = provider::metadata(url).await.unwrap_or(cha);
 		}
-		if meta.is_symlink() {
+		if cha.is_link() {
 			attached |= ChaKind::ORPHAN;
 		}
 
-		Self::from_bare(&meta).attach(attached)
+		cha.attach(attached)
 	}
 
 	pub fn from_dummy<'a, U>(_url: U, ft: Option<FileType>) -> Self
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/cha/kind.rs b/yazi-fs/src/cha/kind.rs
index 291933e1..df16385a 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/cha/kind.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/cha/kind.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-use std::fs::Metadata;
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, fs::Metadata};
 
 use bitflags::bitflags;
-use yazi_shared::url::Url;
 
 bitflags! {
 	#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -18,15 +17,15 @@ bitflags! {
 
 impl ChaKind {
 	#[inline]
-	pub(super) fn hidden<'a, U>(_url: U, _meta: &Metadata) -> Self
-	where
-		U: Into<Url<'a>>,
-	{
+	pub(super) fn hidden(_name: &OsStr, _meta: &Metadata) -> Self {
 		let mut me = Self::empty();
 
 		#[cfg(unix)]
-		if _url.into().urn().is_hidden() {
-			me |= Self::HIDDEN;
+		{
+			use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
+			if _name.as_bytes().starts_with(b".") {
+				me |= Self::HIDDEN;
+			}
 		}
 		#[cfg(windows)]
 		{
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/file.rs b/yazi-fs/src/file.rs
index 4f5a6a96..2576d613 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/file.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/file.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{ffi::OsStr, fs::{FileType, Metadata}, hash::{BuildHasher, Hash, Hasher}, ops::Deref, path::{Path, PathBuf}};
+use std::{ffi::OsStr, fs::FileType, hash::{BuildHasher, Hash, Hasher}, ops::Deref, path::{Path, PathBuf}};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use yazi_shared::url::{Uri, UrlBuf, UrlCow, Urn};
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ impl File {
 	#[inline]
 	pub async fn new(url: impl Into<UrlCow<'_>>) -> Result<Self> {
 		let url = url.into();
-		let meta = provider::symlink_metadata(&url).await?;
-		Ok(Self::from_follow(url.into_owned(), meta).await)
+		let cha = provider::symlink_metadata(&url).await?;
+		Ok(Self::from_follow(url.into_owned(), cha).await)
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
-	pub async fn from_follow(url: UrlBuf, meta: Metadata) -> Self {
-		let link_to = if meta.is_symlink() { provider::read_link(&url).await.ok() } else { None };
+	pub async fn from_follow(url: UrlBuf, cha: Cha) -> Self {
+		let link_to = if cha.is_link() { provider::read_link(&url).await.ok() } else { None };
 
-		let cha = Cha::from_follow(&url, meta).await;
+		let cha = Cha::from_follow(&url, cha).await;
 
 		Self { url, cha, link_to }
 	}
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/files.rs b/yazi-fs/src/files.rs
index 4082bad0..09de81c0 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/files.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/files.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Files {
 					result = item.metadata() => {
 						let url = item.url();
 						_ = tx.send(match result {
-							Ok(meta) => File::from_follow(url, meta).await,
+							Ok(cha) => File::from_follow(url, cha).await,
 							Err(_) => File::from_dummy(url, item.file_type().await.ok())
 						});
 					}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl Files {
 			for entry in entries {
 				let url = entry.url();
 				files.push(match entry.metadata().await {
-					Ok(meta) => File::from_follow(url, meta).await,
+					Ok(cha) => File::from_follow(url, cha).await,
 					Err(_) => File::from_dummy(url, entry.file_type().await.ok()),
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/fns.rs b/yazi-fs/src/fns.rs
index 843b5bba..7c1f6c87 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/fns.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/fns.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn copy_with_progress(
 					None => {}
 				}
 
-				let len = provider::symlink_metadata(&to).await.map(|m| m.len()).unwrap_or(0);
+				let len = provider::symlink_metadata(&to).await.map(|m| m.len).unwrap_or(0);
 				if len > last {
 					prog_tx.send(Ok(len - last)).await.ok();
 					last = len;
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/calculator.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/calculator.rs
index aa409e0f..85920f7a 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/calculator.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/calculator.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ impl SizeCalculator {
 		U: Into<Url<'a>>,
 	{
 		let url: Url = url.into();
-		let meta = provider::symlink_metadata(url).await?;
-		Ok(if meta.is_dir() {
+		let cha = provider::symlink_metadata(url).await?;
+		Ok(if cha.is_dir() {
 			Self::Dir(VecDeque::from([Either::Left(url.to_owned())]))
 		} else {
-			Self::File(Some(meta.len()))
+			Self::File(Some(cha.len))
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ impl SizeCalculator {
 			let Ok(ft) = ent.file_type().await else { continue };
 			if ft.is_dir() {
 				buf.push_back(Either::Left(ent.url()));
-			} else if let Ok(meta) = ent.metadata().await {
-				size += meta.len();
+			} else if let Ok(cha) = ent.metadata().await {
+				size += cha.len;
 			}
 		}
 		Some(size)
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/dir_entry.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/dir_entry.rs
index df24a090..c5eabe75 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/dir_entry.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/dir_entry.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::{borrow::Cow, ffi::OsStr, io};
 
 use yazi_shared::url::UrlBuf;
 
-use crate::provider::FileHolder;
+use crate::{cha::Cha, provider::FileHolder};
 
 pub enum DirEntry {
 	Local(super::local::DirEntry),
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl DirEntry {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub async fn metadata(&self) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata> {
+	pub async fn metadata(&self) -> io::Result<Cha> {
 		match self {
 			Self::Local(local) => local.metadata().await,
 		}
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/dir_entry.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/dir_entry.rs
index 706a5675..8f9ecffd 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/dir_entry.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/dir_entry.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, ffi::OsStr, io, path::PathBuf};
 
-use crate::provider::FileHolder;
+use crate::{cha::Cha, provider::FileHolder};
 
 pub struct DirEntry(pub(super) tokio::fs::DirEntry);
 
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ impl FileHolder for DirEntry {
 
 	fn name(&self) -> Cow<'_, OsStr> { self.0.file_name().into() }
 
-	async fn metadata(&self) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata> { self.0.metadata().await }
+	async fn metadata(&self) -> io::Result<Cha> {
+		let name = self.name(); // TODO: use `file_name_os_str` when stabilized
+		Ok(Cha::new(&name, self.0.metadata().await?))
+	}
 
 	async fn file_type(&self) -> io::Result<std::fs::FileType> { self.0.file_type().await }
 }
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/local.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/local.rs
index fe078fcf..1547db53 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/local.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/local/local.rs
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ impl Provider for Local {
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
-	async fn metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>
+	async fn metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<Cha>
 	where
 		P: AsRef<Path>,
 	{
-		tokio::fs::metadata(path).await
+		let path = path.as_ref();
+		Ok(Cha::new(path.file_name().unwrap_or_default(), tokio::fs::metadata(path).await?))
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
@@ -170,11 +171,12 @@ impl Provider for Local {
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
-	async fn symlink_metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>
+	async fn symlink_metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<Cha>
 	where
 		P: AsRef<Path>,
 	{
-		tokio::fs::symlink_metadata(path).await
+		let path = path.as_ref();
+		Ok(Cha::new(path.file_name().unwrap_or_default(), tokio::fs::symlink_metadata(path).await?))
 	}
 
 	async fn trash<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<()>
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/provider.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/provider.rs
index 197123ac..17a4ed86 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/provider.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/provider.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ where
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub async fn metadata<'a, U>(url: U) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>
+pub async fn metadata<'a, U>(url: U) -> io::Result<Cha>
 where
 	U: Into<Url<'a>>,
 {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ where
 }
 
 #[inline]
-pub async fn symlink_metadata<'a, U>(url: U) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>
+pub async fn symlink_metadata<'a, U>(url: U) -> io::Result<Cha>
 where
 	U: Into<Url<'a>>,
 {
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/read_dir.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/read_dir.rs
index be753008..b55d5d39 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/read_dir.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/read_dir.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, ffi::OsStr, io, path::PathBuf};
 
-use crate::provider::{DirReader, FileHolder};
+use crate::{cha::Cha, provider::{DirReader, FileHolder}};
 
 pub struct ReadDir(pub(super) yazi_sftp::fs::ReadDir);
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl FileHolder for DirEntry<'_> {
 
 	fn name(&self) -> Cow<'_, OsStr> { self.0.name() }
 
-	async fn metadata(&self) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata> { todo!() }
+	async fn metadata(&self) -> io::Result<Cha> { todo!() }
 
 	async fn file_type(&self) -> io::Result<std::fs::FileType> { todo!() }
 }
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/sftp.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/sftp.rs
index c77b4875..ed5b916f 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/sftp.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/sftp/sftp.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl Provider for Sftp {
 		Ok(Self::op().await?.hardlink(&original, &link).await?)
 	}
 
-	async fn metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>
+	async fn metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<Cha>
 	where
 		P: AsRef<Path>,
 	{
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl Provider for Sftp {
 		Ok(Self::op().await?.symlink(&original, &link).await?)
 	}
 
-	async fn symlink_metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>
+	async fn symlink_metadata<P>(path: P) -> io::Result<Cha>
 	where
 		P: AsRef<Path>,
 	{
diff --git a/yazi-fs/src/provider/traits.rs b/yazi-fs/src/provider/traits.rs
index c8816edf..72a89518 100644
--- a/yazi-fs/src/provider/traits.rs
+++ b/yazi-fs/src/provider/traits.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub trait Provider {
 		P: AsRef<Path>,
 		Q: AsRef<Path>;
 
-	fn metadata<P>(path: P) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>>
+	fn metadata<P>(path: P) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<Cha>>
 	where
 		P: AsRef<Path>;
 
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ pub trait Provider {
 
 		async move {
 			let path = path.as_ref();
-			let ft = ok_or_not_found!(Self::symlink_metadata(path).await, return Ok(()));
-			if ft.is_symlink() {
+			let cha = ok_or_not_found!(Self::symlink_metadata(path).await, return Ok(()));
+			if cha.is_link() {
 				Self::remove_file(path).await
 			} else {
 				remove_dir_all_impl::<Self>(path).await
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub trait Provider {
 		Self::symlink(original, link, async || Ok(false))
 	}
 
-	fn symlink_metadata<P>(path: P) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>>
+	fn symlink_metadata<P>(path: P) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<Cha>>
 	where
 		P: AsRef<Path>;
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub trait FileHolder {
 
 	fn name(&self) -> Cow<'_, OsStr>;
 
-	fn metadata(&self) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<std::fs::Metadata>>;
+	fn metadata(&self) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<Cha>>;
 
 	fn file_type(&self) -> impl Future<Output = io::Result<std::fs::FileType>>;
 }
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs
index 10661ad0..bffa46bb 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/fs/fs.rs
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ fn cwd(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Function> {
 
 fn cha(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Function> {
 	lua.create_async_function(|lua, (url, follow): (UrlRef, Option<bool>)| async move {
-		let meta = if follow.unwrap_or(false) {
+		let cha = if follow.unwrap_or(false) {
 			provider::metadata(&*url).await
 		} else {
 			provider::symlink_metadata(&*url).await
 		};
 
-		match meta {
-			Ok(m) => Cha(yazi_fs::cha::Cha::new(&*url, m)).into_lua_multi(&lua),
+		match cha {
+			Ok(c) => Cha(c).into_lua_multi(&lua),
 			Err(e) => (Value::Nil, Error::Io(e)).into_lua_multi(&lua),
 		}
 	})
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ fn read_dir(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Function> {
 
 			let file = if !resolve {
 				yazi_fs::File::from_dummy(url, next.file_type().await.ok())
-			} else if let Ok(meta) = next.metadata().await {
-				yazi_fs::File::from_follow(url, meta).await
+			} else if let Ok(cha) = next.metadata().await {
+				yazi_fs::File::from_follow(url, cha).await
 			} else {
 				yazi_fs::File::from_dummy(url, next.file_type().await.ok())
 			};
diff --git a/yazi-scheduler/src/file/file.rs b/yazi-scheduler/src/file/file.rs
index 6da31f3b..d60e8f41 100644
--- a/yazi-scheduler/src/file/file.rs
+++ b/yazi-scheduler/src/file/file.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl File {
 			let mut it = continue_unless_ok!(provider::read_dir(&src).await);
 			while let Ok(Some(entry)) = it.next_entry().await {
 				let from = entry.url();
-				let cha = continue_unless_ok!(Self::cha_from(entry, &from, task.follow).await);
+				let cha = continue_unless_ok!(Self::entry_cha(entry, &from, task.follow).await);
 
 				if cha.is_dir() {
 					dirs.push_back(from);
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ impl File {
 			let mut it = continue_unless_ok!(provider::read_dir(&src).await);
 			while let Ok(Some(entry)) = it.next_entry().await {
 				let from = entry.url();
-				let cha = continue_unless_ok!(Self::cha_from(entry, &from, task.follow).await);
+				let cha = continue_unless_ok!(Self::entry_cha(entry, &from, task.follow).await);
 
 				if cha.is_dir() {
 					dirs.push_back(from);
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ impl File {
 	}
 
 	pub(crate) async fn delete(&self, mut task: FileInDelete) -> Result<(), FileOutDelete> {
-		let meta = provider::symlink_metadata(&task.target).await?;
-		if !meta.is_dir() {
+		let cha = provider::symlink_metadata(&task.target).await?;
+		if !cha.is_dir() {
 			let id = task.id;
-			task.length = meta.len();
-			self.ops.out(id, FileOutDelete::New(meta.len()));
+			task.length = cha.len;
+			self.ops.out(id, FileOutDelete::New(cha.len));
 			self.queue(task, NORMAL);
 			self.ops.out(id, FileOutDelete::Init);
 			return Ok(());
@@ -252,16 +252,16 @@ impl File {
 			let Ok(mut it) = provider::read_dir(&target).await else { continue };
 
 			while let Ok(Some(entry)) = it.next_entry().await {
-				let Ok(meta) = entry.metadata().await else { continue };
+				let Ok(cha) = entry.metadata().await else { continue };
 
-				if meta.is_dir() {
+				if cha.is_dir() {
 					dirs.push_front(entry.url());
 					continue;
 				}
 
 				task.target = entry.url();
-				task.length = meta.len();
-				self.ops.out(task.id, FileOutDelete::New(meta.len()));
+				task.length = cha.len;
+				self.ops.out(task.id, FileOutDelete::New(cha.len));
 				self.queue(task.clone(), NORMAL);
 			}
 		}
@@ -291,16 +291,16 @@ impl File {
 	#[inline]
 	async fn cha<'a>(url: impl Into<Url<'a>>, follow: bool) -> io::Result<Cha> {
 		let url = url.into();
-		let meta = provider::symlink_metadata(url).await?;
-		Ok(if follow { Cha::from_follow(url, meta).await } else { Cha::new(url, meta) })
+		let cha = provider::symlink_metadata(url).await?;
+		Ok(if follow { Cha::from_follow(url, cha).await } else { cha })
 	}
 
 	#[inline]
-	async fn cha_from(entry: DirEntry, url: &UrlBuf, follow: bool) -> io::Result<Cha> {
+	async fn entry_cha(entry: DirEntry, url: &UrlBuf, follow: bool) -> io::Result<Cha> {
 		Ok(if follow {
 			Cha::from_follow(url, entry.metadata().await?).await
 		} else {
-			Cha::new(url, entry.metadata().await?)
+			entry.metadata().await?
 		})
 	}
 }