A system for directory level atomic commits includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to provide a set of files. The processor is configured to determine whether a file in a directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted and provide the file as one file of the set of files in the event that the file in the directory has been either 1) atomically committed or 2) written by a non-atomic process and not designated as deleted.