diff --git a/weed/filer/filechunk_manifest.go b/weed/filer/filechunk_manifest.go
index e84cf21e5..37b172357 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filechunk_manifest.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filechunk_manifest.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func fetchChunk(lookupFileIdFn LookupFileIdFunctionType, fileId string, cipherKe
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
-	err = util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString+"?readDeleted=true", cipherKey, isGzipped, true, 0, 0, func(data []byte) {
+	err = util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString, cipherKey, isGzipped, true, 0, 0, func(data []byte) {
 		buffer.Write(data)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/weed/filer/stream.go b/weed/filer/stream.go
index 416359ebf..dc6e414ca 100644
--- a/weed/filer/stream.go
+++ b/weed/filer/stream.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func StreamContent(masterClient *wdclient.MasterClient, w io.Writer, chunks []*f
 	for _, chunkView := range chunkViews {
 
 		urlString := fileId2Url[chunkView.FileId]
-		err := util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString+"?readDeleted=true", chunkView.CipherKey, chunkView.IsGzipped, chunkView.IsFullChunk(), chunkView.Offset, int(chunkView.Size), func(data []byte) {
+		err := util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString, chunkView.CipherKey, chunkView.IsGzipped, chunkView.IsFullChunk(), chunkView.Offset, int(chunkView.Size), func(data []byte) {
 			w.Write(data)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func ReadAll(masterClient *wdclient.MasterClient, chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk)
 			glog.V(1).Infof("operation LookupFileId %s failed, err: %v", chunkView.FileId, err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		err = util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString+"?readDeleted=true", chunkView.CipherKey, chunkView.IsGzipped, chunkView.IsFullChunk(), chunkView.Offset, int(chunkView.Size), func(data []byte) {
+		err = util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString, chunkView.CipherKey, chunkView.IsGzipped, chunkView.IsFullChunk(), chunkView.Offset, int(chunkView.Size), func(data []byte) {
 			buffer.Write(data)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (c *ChunkStreamReader) fetchChunkToBuffer(chunkView *ChunkView) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
-	err = util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString+"?readDeleted=true", chunkView.CipherKey, chunkView.IsGzipped, chunkView.IsFullChunk(), chunkView.Offset, int(chunkView.Size), func(data []byte) {
+	err = util.ReadUrlAsStream(urlString, chunkView.CipherKey, chunkView.IsGzipped, chunkView.IsFullChunk(), chunkView.Offset, int(chunkView.Size), func(data []byte) {
 		buffer.Write(data)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 2d378f7b0..574749ef0 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 
 	// first, ensure the filer store can correctly delete
 	glog.V(3).Infof("remove file: %v", req)
-	err = filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.FullPath(), req.Name, false, false, false, false, []int32{dir.wfs.signature})
+	isDeleteData := entry.HardLinkCounter <= 1
+	err = filer_pb.Remove(dir.wfs, dir.FullPath(), req.Name, isDeleteData, false, false, false, []int32{dir.wfs.signature})
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.V(3).Infof("not found remove file %s/%s: %v", dir.FullPath(), req.Name, err)
 		return fuse.ENOENT
@@ -342,7 +343,9 @@ func (dir *Dir) removeOneFile(req *fuse.RemoveRequest) error {
 	dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.DeleteFsNode(filePath)
 
 	// delete the chunks last
-	dir.wfs.deleteFileChunks(entry.Chunks)
+	if isDeleteData {
+		dir.wfs.deleteFileChunks(entry.Chunks)
+	}
 
 	return nil