purging_unused_blobs_and_attachments

🧹 Purge Unused Blobs and Attachments

Over time, unused blobs can accumulate. Schedule background jobs to purge orphaned blobs and free up storage.

# app/jobs/purge_unattached_blobs_job.rb
class PurgeUnattachedBlobsJob < ApplicationJob
  queue_as :low

  def perform
    ActiveStorage::Blob.unattached.find_each do |blob|
      blob.purge_later
    end
  end
end

# config/schedule.rb (using whenever)
every 1.day do
  runner "PurgeUnattachedBlobsJob.perform_later"
end

Using purge_later runs deletion in the background to avoid blocking requests. Adjust scheduling to match your retention policy.