diff --git a/cmd/data-usage-cache.go b/cmd/data-usage-cache.go
index d4aa29785..65c88db17 100644
--- a/cmd/data-usage-cache.go
+++ b/cmd/data-usage-cache.go
@@ -489,9 +489,12 @@ func (d *dataUsageCache) load(ctx context.Context, store objectIO, name string)
 
 // save the content of the cache to minioMetaBackgroundOpsBucket with the provided name.
 func (d *dataUsageCache) save(ctx context.Context, store objectIO, name string) error {
-	b := d.serialize()
-	size := int64(len(b))
-	r, err := hash.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(b), size, "", "", size, false)
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	go func() {
+		pw.CloseWithError(d.serializeTo(pw))
+	}()
+	defer pr.Close()
+	r, err := hash.NewReader(pr, -1, "", "", -1, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -513,32 +516,33 @@ func (d *dataUsageCache) save(ctx context.Context, store objectIO, name string)
 const dataUsageCacheVer = 3
 
 // serialize the contents of the cache.
-func (d *dataUsageCache) serialize() []byte {
-	// Prepend version and compress.
-	dst := make([]byte, 0, d.Msgsize()+1)
-	dst = append(dst, dataUsageCacheVer)
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(dst)
-	enc, err := zstd.NewWriter(buf,
+func (d *dataUsageCache) serializeTo(dst io.Writer) error {
+	// Add version and compress.
+	_, err := dst.Write([]byte{dataUsageCacheVer})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	enc, err := zstd.NewWriter(dst,
 		zstd.WithEncoderLevel(zstd.SpeedFastest),
 		zstd.WithWindowSize(1<<20),
 		zstd.WithEncoderConcurrency(2))
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.LogIf(GlobalContext, err)
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 	mEnc := msgp.NewWriter(enc)
 	err = d.EncodeMsg(mEnc)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.LogIf(GlobalContext, err)
-		return nil
+		return err
+	}
+	err = mEnc.Flush()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	mEnc.Flush()
 	err = enc.Close()
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.LogIf(GlobalContext, err)
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
-	return buf.Bytes()
+	return nil
 }
 
 // deserialize the supplied byte slice into the cache.
diff --git a/cmd/data-usage_test.go b/cmd/data-usage_test.go
index 7270f7bff..c24debd75 100644
--- a/cmd/data-usage_test.go
+++ b/cmd/data-usage_test.go
@@ -662,14 +662,17 @@ func TestDataUsageCacheSerialize(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
-	b := want.serialize()
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	err = want.serializeTo(&buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Log("serialized size:", buf.Len(), "bytes")
 	var got dataUsageCache
-	err = got.deserialize(bytes.NewBuffer(b))
+	err = got.deserialize(&buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	t.Log("serialized size:", len(b), "bytes")
 	if got.Info.LastUpdate.IsZero() {
 		t.Error("lastupdate not set")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/metacache-set.go b/cmd/metacache-set.go
index 9086d667c..717db4741 100644
--- a/cmd/metacache-set.go
+++ b/cmd/metacache-set.go
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ func listPathRaw(ctx context.Context, opts listPathRawOptions) (err error) {
 				ReportNotFound: opts.reportNotFound,
 				FilterPrefix:   opts.filterPrefix}, w)
 			w.CloseWithError(err)
-			if err != io.EOF {
+			if err != io.EOF && err != nil && err.Error() != errFileNotFound.Error() {
 				logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 			}
 		}()
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
index 2ce19eccf..8a3e6511c 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/http"
@@ -170,18 +171,34 @@ func (client *storageRESTClient) Healing() bool {
 }
 
 func (client *storageRESTClient) CrawlAndGetDataUsage(ctx context.Context, cache dataUsageCache) (dataUsageCache, error) {
-	b := cache.serialize()
-	respBody, err := client.call(ctx, storageRESTMethodCrawlAndGetDataUsage, url.Values{}, bytes.NewBuffer(b), int64(len(b)))
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	go func() {
+		pw.CloseWithError(cache.serializeTo(pw))
+	}()
+	defer pr.Close()
+	respBody, err := client.call(ctx, storageRESTMethodCrawlAndGetDataUsage, url.Values{}, pr, -1)
 	defer http.DrainBody(respBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cache, err
 	}
-	reader, err := waitForHTTPResponse(respBody)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	var newCache dataUsageCache
+	var decErr error
+	pr, pw = io.Pipe()
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		decErr = newCache.deserialize(pr)
+		pr.CloseWithError(err)
+	}()
+	err = waitForHTTPStream(respBody, pw)
+	pw.CloseWithError(err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cache, err
 	}
-	var newCache dataUsageCache
-	return newCache, newCache.deserialize(reader)
+	wg.Wait()
+	return newCache, decErr
 }
 
 func (client *storageRESTClient) GetDiskID() (string, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-server.go b/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
index 5390d5e81..8c8333b92 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-server.go
@@ -171,14 +171,13 @@ func (s *storageRESTServer) CrawlAndGetDataUsageHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		return
 	}
 
-	done := keepHTTPResponseAlive(w)
+	resp := streamHTTPResponse(w)
 	usageInfo, err := s.storage.CrawlAndGetDataUsage(r.Context(), cache)
-	done(err)
 	if err != nil {
+		resp.CloseWithError(err)
 		return
 	}
-	w.Write(usageInfo.serialize())
-	w.(http.Flusher).Flush()
+	resp.CloseWithError(usageInfo.serializeTo(resp))
 }
 
 // MakeVolHandler - make a volume.
@@ -889,7 +888,6 @@ func waitForHTTPStream(respBody io.ReadCloser, w io.Writer) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
 			length := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(tmp[:])
 			_, err = io.CopyN(w, respBody, int64(length))
 			if err != nil {