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Simple PowerShell Commands to find the Orphan Objects

To get the orphan objects on the specific content database please execute the below commands:

  1. $CDB = Get-SPContentDatabase -identity "GUID of the content database"  
  2. $CDB.Repair($false) # $false to return the orphan objects  
In order to clean the orphan objects, execute the below command:
  1. $CDB.repair($true)  
To get the GUID of specific content database attached to a web application, execute below commands:
  1. $dbs = get-spwebapplication "Webapplication URL"  
  2. $dbs.ContentDatabases  
Now you will get list of content databases attached to the web application and its details. Grab the content database ID from here and use it in your command.
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