diff --git a/weed/filer/filechunk_section.go b/weed/filer/filechunk_section.go
index 60c919569..5804c7160 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filechunk_section.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filechunk_section.go
@@ -32,10 +32,17 @@ func (section *FileChunkSection) addChunk(chunk *filer_pb.FileChunk) error {
 
 	if section.visibleIntervals != nil {
 		MergeIntoVisibles(section.visibleIntervals, start, stop, chunk)
-	}
-
-	if section.visibleIntervals != nil {
-		section.chunks, _ = SeparateGarbageChunks(section.visibleIntervals, section.chunks)
+		garbageFileIds := FindGarbageChunks(section.visibleIntervals, start, stop)
+		for _, garbageFileId := range garbageFileIds {
+			length := len(section.chunks)
+			for i, t := range section.chunks {
+				if t.FileId == garbageFileId {
+					section.chunks[i] = section.chunks[length-1]
+					section.chunks = section.chunks[:length-1]
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if section.chunkViews != nil {
diff --git a/weed/filer/filechunks.go b/weed/filer/filechunks.go
index d872bd22d..480478fd7 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filechunks.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filechunks.go
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ func SeparateGarbageChunks(visibles *IntervalList[*VisibleInterval], chunks []*f
 	return compacted, garbage
 }
 
+func FindGarbageChunks(visibles *IntervalList[*VisibleInterval], start int64, stop int64) (garbageFileId []string) {
+	for x := visibles.Front(); x != nil; x = x.Next {
+		interval := x.Value
+		offset := interval.start - interval.offsetInChunk
+		if start <= offset && offset+int64(interval.chunkSize) <= stop {
+			garbageFileId = append(garbageFileId, interval.fileId)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func MinusChunks(lookupFileIdFn wdclient.LookupFileIdFunctionType, as, bs []*filer_pb.FileChunk) (delta []*filer_pb.FileChunk, err error) {
 
 	aData, aMeta, aErr := ResolveChunkManifest(lookupFileIdFn, as, 0, math.MaxInt64)