User Aware Data Deletion Job

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a system comprising a processor, an indication to perform a delete operation on a first path of a file system, wherein the indication comprises identity information associated with a first user identity;
• and
• in response to receiving the indication, evaluating, by the system, the respective files within the first path, comprising:
• in response to determining that the first user identity is omitted from a first group of user identities that is associated with a file of the respective files, deleting the file;
• and
• in response to determining that the first user identity is identified in the first group of user identities, refraining from deleting the file.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a first indication to perform a delete operation on a path of a file system, wherein the first indication comprises account information indicative of a user account;
• and
• in response to receiving the first indication,
• in response to determining that the user account is omitted from a group of user accounts that is associated with a file of the respective, deleting the file;
• and
• in response to determining that the user account is identified in the group of user accounts, refraining from deleting the file.