diff --git a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
index 83c97f28a..4bafe8494 100644
--- a/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
+++ b/index-scheduler/src/batch.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed;
 use crate::{autobatcher::BatchKind, Error, IndexScheduler, Result, TaskId};
 
 use dump::IndexMetadata;
-use log::{debug, info};
+use log::{debug, error, info};
 
 use meilisearch_types::milli::documents::obkv_to_object;
 use meilisearch_types::milli::update::IndexDocumentsConfig;
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                     };
 
                 let mut wtxn = self.env.write_txn()?;
-                let canceled_tasks_count =
+                let canceled_tasks_content_uuids =
                     self.cancel_matched_tasks(&mut wtxn, task.uid, matched_tasks)?;
 
                 task.status = Status::Succeeded;
@@ -478,12 +478,29 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
                         canceled_tasks,
                         original_query: _,
                     }) => {
-                        *canceled_tasks = Some(canceled_tasks_count);
+                        *canceled_tasks = Some(canceled_tasks_content_uuids.len() as u64);
                     }
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 }
 
-                wtxn.commit()?;
+                // We must only remove the content files if the transaction is successfuly committed
+                // and if errors occurs when we are deleting files we must do our best to delete
+                // everything. We do not return the encountered errors when deleting the content
+                // files as it is not a breaking operation and we can safely continue our job.
+                match wtxn.commit() {
+                    Ok(()) => {
+                        for content_uuid in canceled_tasks_content_uuids {
+                            if let Err(error) = self.delete_update_file(content_uuid) {
+                                error!(
+                                    "We failed deleting the content file indentified as {}: {}",
+                                    content_uuid, error
+                                )
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+                }
+
                 Ok(vec![task])
             }
             Batch::TaskDeletion(mut task) => {
@@ -1022,13 +1039,13 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
 
     /// Cancel each given task from all the databases (if it is cancelable).
     ///
-    /// Return the number of tasks that were actually canceled.
+    /// Returns the content files that the transaction owner must delete if the commit is successful.
     fn cancel_matched_tasks(
         &self,
         wtxn: &mut RwTxn,
         cancel_task_id: TaskId,
         matched_tasks: &RoaringBitmap,
-    ) -> Result<u64> {
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Uuid>> {
         let now = OffsetDateTime::now_utc();
 
         // 1. Remove from this list the tasks that we are not allowed to cancel
@@ -1038,14 +1055,17 @@ impl IndexScheduler {
         let tasks_to_cancel = cancelable_tasks & matched_tasks;
 
         // 2. We now have a list of tasks to cancel, cancel them
+        let mut content_files_to_delete = Vec::new();
         for mut task in self.get_existing_tasks(wtxn, tasks_to_cancel.iter())? {
-            self.delete_persisted_task_data(&task)?;
+            if let Some(uuid) = task.content_uuid() {
+                content_files_to_delete.push(*uuid);
+            }
             task.status = Status::Canceled;
             task.canceled_by = Some(cancel_task_id);
             task.finished_at = Some(now);
             self.update_task(wtxn, &task)?;
         }
 
-        Ok(tasks_to_cancel.len())
+        Ok(content_files_to_delete)
     }
 }