Cognitive event based file sharing system for social software

A computer system for cognitive event based file sharing, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable storage devices, the program instructions comprising:

• receiving a file share request by a user, wherein the file share request comprises a file selected for access by one or more intended file recipients;
• determining a storage capacity of a computing device of the user;
• determining a storage capacity of one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients;
• allocating the file based on the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients, and a file management policy;
• and
• providing access to the file to the one or more intended file recipients;
• removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event.

A computer program product for cognitive event based file sharing, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more storage devices, and program instructions stored on the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
• receiving a file share request by a user, wherein the file share request comprises a file selected for access by one or more intended file recipients;
• determining a storage capacity of a computing device of the user;
• determining a storage capacity of one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients;
• allocating the file based on the storage capacity of the computing device of the user, the storage capacity of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients, and a file management policy;
• providing access to the file to the one or more intended file recipients;
• and
• removing a portion of the file from at least one of the one or more computing devices of the one or more intended file recipients based on the occurrence of a specified event.