GitLab provides Rake tasks for cleaning up GitLab instances.
## Remove unreferenced LFS files from filesystem
## Remove unreferenced LFS files from filesystem
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/36628) in GitLab 12.10.
DANGER: **Danger:**
DANGER: **Danger:**
Do not run this within 12 hours of a GitLab upgrade. This is to ensure that all background migrations have finished, which otherwise may lead to data loss.
Do not run this within 12 hours of a GitLab upgrade. This is to ensure that all background migrations have finished, which otherwise may lead to data loss.