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Active Directory cleanup

Find and remove stale users, computers and GPOs in Active Directory. Automate the cleanup and stay compliant, instead of running the same audit by hand twice a year.

Stale users and computers GPO cleanup Empty groups and OUs Scheduled automation

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Active Directory Cleanup Tool showing inactive user and computer accounts

Find and manage stale AD accounts

AD Pro Toolkit makes it easy to find stale objects in Active Directory.

Stale user and computer accounts. Scan the whole domain or specific OUs for objects that have not logged in within a timeframe you choose.
Users with no logon history. Accounts created but never used, left over from a misconfiguration or an abandoned onboarding.
Users with old passwords. Add the password last set column to the inactive users report and read it alongside the last logon timestamp.
Disabled and expired accounts. The accounts that pile up as people change roles, leave, or finish a temporary assignment.
Unused and unlinked GPOs. Find unused, unlinked, empty and duplicate-linked policies that slow processing and complicate troubleshooting.
Empty groups and OUs. Groups created for a project and forgotten, and OUs left behind by departmental changes or a migration.

How it works

See how easy the AD Cleanup Tool makes it to find, review and remove the objects your directory no longer needs.

  1. 01

    Find inactive accounts

    The cleanup tool scans your directory for user and computer objects that have not logged in within a specific timeframe, giving you a clear list of accounts that may no longer be needed. Scan the entire domain or narrow it to specific OUs, and choose the inactive period that matches your policy.

    Scanning Active Directory for inactive user and computer accounts
  2. 02

    Users with no logon history

    Accounts with no logon history usually mean an account that was created but never used, a misconfiguration, or an onboarding that was abandoned halfway. They confuse audits and carry risk if left unmanaged. Click Users with no logons to list them, then remove, disable or reassign them.

    List of Active Directory accounts with no logon history
  3. 03

    Disabled and expired accounts

    Disabled and expired accounts accumulate quietly and make an accurate audit harder than it needs to be. Click the Disable Users or Expire Users checkboxes to list them, then clean them up to cut administrative overhead and tighten the directory.

    Reviewing disabled and expired Active Directory user accounts
  4. 04

    Account cleanup actions

    Removing or disabling accounts that are no longer in use reduces clutter, tightens access control and limits entry points for unauthorized access. Disable and delete stale accounts, move them to another OU, or export the report to CSV, Excel or PDF for sign-off before anything is deleted.

    Disable, delete and move actions applied to stale Active Directory accounts
  5. 05

    Scheduled cleanup automation

    Use the built-in task scheduler so the same audit does not have to be repeated by hand. Automate finding inactive accounts, automate deleting them once they meet your threshold, and run actions on disabled accounts on a regular cycle.

    Scheduling an Active Directory cleanup task to run on a regular cycle
  6. 06

    GPO and empty group detection

    Group Policy accumulates through reorganizations, testing and temporary configurations, which lengthens processing times and makes troubleshooting harder. Find unused, unlinked, empty and duplicate-linked GPOs, along with empty groups and, from OU Reports, the All OUs and object count report for OUs holding nothing at all.

    Finding unused GPOs and empty Active Directory groups

Keep your directory tidy

Try the AD Cleanup Tool free as part of AD Pro Toolkit. Fifteen days, every tool unlocked.

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