Nuke Pasteboard Clutter

Removes every object sitting off the document pages in one click. Clears abandoned drafts, rejected alternates, and forgotten assets. Free with no account required.

The pasteboard collects months of accumulated junk. This script finds every item with a null parentPage and removes it. No dialog, no hunting through spreads.

What it does

• Finds every object on the pasteboard, across all spreads
• Removes all of them in a single run — no spread-by-spread hunting
• Reduces file size by clearing unused linked assets
• Eliminates spurious font-missing and link-missing preflight errors
• Free — no account, no email, no catch

How to use

1. 1Download the script file (link below — no account required)
2. 2Place it in your InDesign Scripts folder
3. 3Open the document you want to clean
4. 4Run the script from your InDesign Scripts panel