diff --git a/packages/server/src/commands/StorageCommand.ts b/packages/server/src/commands/StorageCommand.ts
index 4fca4f054..a46b22dd8 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/commands/StorageCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/commands/StorageCommand.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const logger = Logger.create('ImportContentCommand');
 enum ArgvCommand {
 	Import = 'import',
 	CheckConnection = 'check-connection',
+	DeleteDatabaseContentColumn = 'delete-database-content-col',
 }
 
 interface Argv {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export default class StorageCommand extends BaseCommand {
 				choices: [
 					ArgvCommand.Import,
 					ArgvCommand.CheckConnection,
+					ArgvCommand.DeleteDatabaseContentColumn,
 				],
 			},
 		};
@@ -58,12 +60,13 @@ export default class StorageCommand extends BaseCommand {
 	}
 
 	public async run(argv: Argv, runContext: RunContext): Promise<void> {
+		const batchSize = argv.batchSize || 1000;
+
 		const commands: Record<ArgvCommand, Function> = {
 			[ArgvCommand.Import]: async () => {
 				if (!argv.connection) throw new Error('--connection option is required');
 
 				const toStorageConfig = parseStorageConnectionString(argv.connection);
-				const batchSize = argv.batchSize || 1000;
 				const maxContentSize = argv.maxContentSize || 200000000;
 
 				logger.info('Importing to storage:', toStorageConfig);
@@ -80,6 +83,15 @@ export default class StorageCommand extends BaseCommand {
 			[ArgvCommand.CheckConnection]: async () => {
 				logger.info(await storageConnectionCheck(argv.connection, runContext.db, runContext.models));
 			},
+
+			[ArgvCommand.DeleteDatabaseContentColumn]: async () => {
+				logger.info(`Batch size: ${batchSize}`);
+
+				await runContext.models.item().deleteDatabaseContentColumn({
+					batchSize,
+					logger,
+				});
+			},
 		};
 
 		await commands[argv.command]();
diff --git a/packages/server/src/models/ItemModel.ts b/packages/server/src/models/ItemModel.ts
index b131ee3bc..5b4052e7b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/models/ItemModel.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/models/ItemModel.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ export interface ImportContentToStorageOptions {
 	logger?: Logger | LoggerWrapper;
 }
 
+export interface DeleteDatabaseContentOptions {
+	batchSize?: number;
+	logger?: Logger | LoggerWrapper;
+}
+
 export interface SaveFromRawContentItem {
 	name: string;
 	body: Buffer;
@@ -394,6 +399,45 @@ export default class ItemModel extends BaseModel<Item> {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public async deleteDatabaseContentColumn(options: DeleteDatabaseContentOptions) {
+		options = {
+			batchSize: 1000,
+			logger: new Logger(),
+			...options,
+		};
+
+		const itemCount = (await this.db(this.tableName)
+			.count('id', { as: 'total' })
+			.where('content', '!=', Buffer.from(''))
+			.first())['total'];
+
+		let totalDone = 0;
+
+		// UPDATE items SET content = '\x' WHERE id IN (SELECT id FROM items WHERE content != '\x' LIMIT 5000);
+
+		while (true) {
+			options.logger.info(`Processing items ${totalDone} / ${itemCount}`);
+
+			const updatedRows = await this
+				.db(this.tableName)
+				.update({ content: Buffer.from('') }, ['id'])
+				.whereIn('id', this.db(this.tableName)
+					.select(['id'])
+					.where('content', '!=', Buffer.from(''))
+					.limit(options.batchSize)
+				);
+
+			totalDone += updatedRows.length;
+
+			if (!updatedRows.length) {
+				options.logger.info(`All items have been processed. Total: ${totalDone}`);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			await msleep(1000);
+		}
+	}
+
 	public async sharedFolderChildrenItems(shareUserIds: Uuid[], folderId: string, includeResources: boolean = true): Promise<Item[]> {
 		if (!shareUserIds.length) throw new Error('User IDs must be specified');