diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16ecc6853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+package world.bentobox.bentobox.api.commands.admin.purge;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.commands.CompositeCommand;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.events.island.IslandEvent.IslandDeletedEvent;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.localization.TextVariables;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.user.User;
+
+public class AdminPurgeCommand extends CompositeCommand implements Listener {
+
+    private int count;
+    private boolean inPurge;
+    private boolean toBeConfirmed;
+    private Iterator<String> it;
+    private User user;
+    private Set<String> islands = new HashSet<>();
+
+    public AdminPurgeCommand(CompositeCommand parent) {
+        super(parent, "purge");
+        getAddon().registerListener(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setup() {
+        setPermission("admin.purge");
+        setOnlyPlayer(false);
+        setParametersHelp("commands.admin.purge.parameters");
+        setDescription("commands.admin.purge.description");
+        new AdminPurgeStopCommand(this);
+        new AdminPurgeUnownedCommand(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean execute(User user, String label, List<String> args) {
+        if (inPurge) {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.purge-in-progress");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (args.isEmpty()) {
+            // Show help
+            showHelp(this, user);
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (args.get(0).equalsIgnoreCase("confirm") && toBeConfirmed && this.user.equals(user)) {
+            removeIslands();
+            return true;
+        }
+        // Clear tbc
+        toBeConfirmed = false;
+        islands.clear();
+        this.user = user;
+        try {
+            Integer days = Integer.parseInt(args.get(0));
+            if (days < 1) {
+                user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.days-one-or-more");
+                return false;
+            }
+            islands = getOldIslands(days);
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.purgable-islands", TextVariables.NUMBER, String.valueOf(islands.size()));
+            if (!islands.isEmpty()) {
+                toBeConfirmed = true;
+                user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.confirm", TextVariables.LABEL, this.getTopLabel());
+                return false;
+            }
+        } catch(Exception e) {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.number-error");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    void removeIslands() {
+        inPurge = true;
+        user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.see-console-for-status");
+        it = islands.iterator();
+        count = 0;
+        // Delete first island
+        deleteIsland();
+    }
+
+    private void deleteIsland() {
+        if (it.hasNext()) {
+            getIslands().getIslandById(it.next()).ifPresent(i -> {
+                getIslands().deleteIsland(i, true, null);
+                count++;
+                getPlugin().log(count + " islands purged");
+            });
+        } else {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.completed");
+            inPurge = false;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL, ignoreCancelled = true)
+    void onIslandDeleted(IslandDeletedEvent e) {
+        if (inPurge && it.hasNext()) {
+            getIslands().getIslandById(it.next()).ifPresent(i -> {
+                getIslands().deleteIsland(i, true, null);
+                count++;
+                getPlugin().log(count + " islands purged");
+            });
+        } else {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.completed");
+            inPurge = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Set<String> getUnownedIslands() {
+        return getPlugin().getIslands().getIslands().stream()
+                .filter(i -> i.getWorld().equals(this.getWorld()))
+                .filter(i -> i.getOwner() == null)
+                .map(i -> i.getUniqueId())
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+    }
+
+    Set<String> getOldIslands(int days) {
+        return getPlugin().getIslands().getIslands().stream()
+                .filter(i -> i.getWorld().equals(this.getWorld()))
+                .filter(i -> i.getOwner() != null)
+                .filter(i -> i.getMembers().size() == 1)
+                .filter(i -> (System.currentTimeMillis() - Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(i.getOwner()).getLastPlayed()) > days * 1000 * 24 * 3600)
+                .map(i -> i.getUniqueId())
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the inPurge
+     */
+    boolean isInPurge() {
+        return inPurge;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stop the purge
+     */
+    void stop() {
+        inPurge = false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param user the user to set
+     */
+    public void setUser(User user) {
+        this.user = user;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param islands the islands to set
+     */
+    public void setIslands(Set<String> islands) {
+        this.islands = islands;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeStopCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeStopCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8da54a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeStopCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package world.bentobox.bentobox.api.commands.admin.purge;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.commands.CompositeCommand;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.user.User;
+
+public class AdminPurgeStopCommand extends CompositeCommand {
+
+    public AdminPurgeStopCommand(CompositeCommand parent) {
+        super(parent, "stop", "cancel");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setup() {
+        setPermission("admin.purge");
+        setOnlyPlayer(false);
+        setDescription("commands.admin.purge.stop.description");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean execute(User user, String label, List<String> args) {
+        if (!args.isEmpty()) {
+            // Show help
+            showHelp(this, user);
+            return false;
+        }
+        AdminPurgeCommand parentCommand = ((AdminPurgeCommand)getParent());
+        if (parentCommand.isInPurge()) {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.stop.stopping");
+            parentCommand.stop();
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.stop.no-purge-in-progress");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeUnownedCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeUnownedCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d956c5315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/admin/purge/AdminPurgeUnownedCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package world.bentobox.bentobox.api.commands.admin.purge;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.commands.ConfirmableCommand;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.localization.TextVariables;
+import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.user.User;
+
+public class AdminPurgeUnownedCommand extends ConfirmableCommand {
+
+    public AdminPurgeUnownedCommand(AdminPurgeCommand parent) {
+        super(parent, "unowned");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setup() {
+        setPermission("admin.purge");
+        setOnlyPlayer(false);
+        setParametersHelp("commands.admin.purge.unowned.parameters");
+        setDescription("commands.admin.purge.unowned.description");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean execute(User user, String label, List<String> args) {
+        if (!args.isEmpty()) {
+            // Show help
+            showHelp(this, user);
+            return false;
+        }
+        AdminPurgeCommand parentCommand = ((AdminPurgeCommand)getParent());
+        if (parentCommand.isInPurge()) {
+            user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.purge-in-progress");
+            return false;
+        }
+        Set<String> unowned = parentCommand.getUnownedIslands();
+        user.sendMessage("commands.admin.purge.unowned.unowned-islands", TextVariables.NUMBER, String.valueOf(unowned.size()));
+        if (!unowned.isEmpty()) {
+            this.askConfirmation(user, () -> {
+                parentCommand.setUser(user);
+                parentCommand.setIslands(unowned);
+                parentCommand.removeIslands();
+            });
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml b/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
index 9bd1ae3b4..c3b0ad5b0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/locales/en-US.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ commands:
       reset:
         description: "resets the resets of this player to 0"
         parameters: "<player>"
+    purge:
+      parameters: "[days]" 
+      description: "purge islands abandoned for more than [days]"
+      days-or-more: "Must be at least 1 day or more"     
+      purgable-islands: "Found [number] purgable islands."
+      purge-in-progress: "&cPurging in progress. Use purge stop to cancel"
+      number-error: "&cArgument must be a number of days"
+      confirm: "&dType [label] purge confirm to start purging"  
+      completed: "&aPurging stopped"
+      see-console-for-status: "Purge started. See console for status"   
+      stop:
+        description: "Stop a purge in progress"
+        stopping: "Stopping the purge"
+        no-purge-in-progress: "&cNo purge in progress!"
+      unowned:
+        description: "Purge unowned islands - requires confirmation"
+        unowned-islands: "&dFound [number] islands"
+        
     team:
       add:
         parameters: "<owner> <player>"