AEM WCM asset clean up

hi ​@Melindakp  

Theres no single out‑of‑the‑box feature that handles everything in one go.

What we typically do in projects is build a small custom solution around this. The idea is to combine a few things : 

• First identify which assets are actually being used and which aren’t
• Then use AEM’s replication APIs to deactivate (unpublish) the unused ones
• Handle deletion in a controlled way (usually with a dry run or staging step)
• And finally generate a report so you have full visibility into what was retained vs removed

So in short — yes ,you can automate the entire process but it usually comes together as a custom workflow or scheduled job rather than a ready-made feature.

Please let me know , if detailed steps are required, I can share the same as well.

Thanks 

Hi ​@Melindakp , you can automate part of your requirement:

1. Finding the assets that are not referenced - this can be done by the ACS commons - manage controlled processes
2. Deletion of assets - this will require manual work (a custom workflow /MCP / sling job etc)

Please see the below links for more information.

https://kiransg.com/2021/11/10/aem-asset-repo-cleanup-acs-commons-renovator/

https://kiransg.com/2021/11/08/aem-publish-unpublish-delete-list-of-pages-mcp-process/

Hope this helps!

Regards,

Ramkumar