One folder inside a DFS share not showing on some computers

This is a really odd one, here is my config
Server1\share1
server2\share1
and recently added
server3\share1
server 1 and 3 are in the same site, and server 2 is in a separate site
I have recently added server3\share1 to the site, but I am forcing server1 as the first referral in DFS
now here is my issue:
I have \\company\dfs\share1 that points to share1 in each of the servers
I have some folders:
\\company\dfs\share1\departmet\
\\company\dfs\share1\users\
\\company\dfs\share1\departmet\folder1
\\company\dfs\share1\departmet\folder2
\\company\dfs\share1\departmet\folder3
now on some PC's folder1 appears to be empty when server1 set set as the active DFS referal, but all other folders and files under share1 will still be populated, only the files under folder1 seem to be gone, if I change the DFS referral to another server,
the files will appear, and if i look at the server share path, the files are there and replicating as expected, so nothing is actually missing
and this only happens on some PC's not all, and only to folder1, everything else works as normal
I added server3 about 3 weeks ago, but this issue has only just occurred, so may not be related, but before server3 was added there were no other options for DFS referrals this site, and i have only ever seed this sort of thing happen when there are multiple
DFS referrals to choose form
can anyone shed some light on this?

Hi,
It seems that you enable Access Based Enumeration on the DFS namespace. When users on some PC's did not have permission to access the folder 1 on the server1, the folder 1 appears to be empty when the server1 is set as the active DFS referral. You could give
the users full control permissions to access the folder1 on the server1 to check if the issue still exists.
Using ABE with DFS
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2011/01/25/using-abe-with-dfs.aspx
Regards,
Mandy
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I am trying to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some time delay. Appreciate your patience.
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