System and method of using data blocks to optimize file storage

A system for managing electronic data stored in a storage service, the system comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• store, in the storage service, a plurality of data objects that correspond to a main block and a plurality of secondary blocks of a data file, wherein the main block is stored in a first bucket and has a name being a file name of the data file and the plurality of secondary blocks are stored in at least one second bucket, wherein the main block includes metadata indicating a unique identifier of the at least one second bucket and each secondary block contains a portion of the electronic data of the data file,
• receive a request to delete the data file to free at least one storage location including the first bucket and the at least one second bucket,
• based on the request to delete the data file, mark the main block of the data file for deletion by providing an indicator in the metadata of the main block that prevents at least one of a reading operation of the data file and a writing operation of additional data to the data file,
• delete the plurality of secondary blocks of the data file from the at least one second bucket, and
• after the plurality of secondary blocks are deleted, delete the marked main block of the data file from the first bucket, such that the at least one storage location is free to store a new data file.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for managing electronic data stored in a storage service, including instructions for:

• storing, in the storage service, a plurality of data objects that correspond to a main block and a plurality of secondary blocks of a data file, wherein the main block is stored in a first bucket and has a name being a file name of the data file and the plurality of secondary blocks are stored in at least one second bucket, wherein the main block includes metadata indicating a unique identifier of the at least one second bucket and each secondary block contains a portion of the electronic data of the data file;
• receiving, by the storage service, a request to delete the data file to free at least one storage location including the first bucket and the at least one second bucket;
• based on the request to delete the data file, marking the main block of the data file for deletion by providing an indicator in the metadata of the main block that prevents at least one of a reading operation of the data file and a writing operation of additional data to the data file;
• deleting the plurality of secondary blocks of the data file from the at least one second bucket;
• and
• after the plurality of secondary blocks are deleted, deleting the marked main block of the data file from the first bucket, such that the at least one storage location is free to store a new data file.