class Cron::PurgeUnattachedBlobsJob < Cron::CronJob self.schedule_expression = "every day at midnight" def perform # .in_batches { _1.each... } is more efficient in this case that in_batches.each_record or find_each # because it plucks only ids in a preliminary query, then load records with selected columns in batches by ids. # This is faster than other batch strategies, which load at once selected columns with an ORDER BY in the same query, triggering timeouts. ActiveStorage::Blob.unattached.select(:id, :service_name, :created_at).in_batches do |relation| relation.each do |blob| return if blob.created_at > 24.hours.ago # not in where() because it's not an indexed column blob.purge_later end end end end