diff --git a/bgs/bgs.go b/bgs/bgs.go
index a90b8d238..612a6c22a 100644
--- a/bgs/bgs.go
+++ b/bgs/bgs.go
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ func (bgs *BGS) CreateAdminToken(tok string) error {
 
 func (bgs *BGS) checkAdminAuth(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(e echo.Context) error {
+		ctx, span := otel.Tracer("bgs").Start(e.Request().Context(), "checkAdminAuth")
+		defer span.End()
+
+		e.SetRequest(e.Request().WithContext(ctx))
+
 		authheader := e.Request().Header.Get("Authorization")
 		pref := "Bearer "
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(authheader, pref) {
diff --git a/carstore/bs.go b/carstore/bs.go
index 4894f416b..cc903ed5a 100644
--- a/carstore/bs.go
+++ b/carstore/bs.go
@@ -947,39 +947,54 @@ func (cs *CarStore) Stat(ctx context.Context, usr models.Uid) ([]UserStat, error
 }
 
 func (cs *CarStore) TakeDownRepo(ctx context.Context, user models.Uid) error {
-	var shards []CarShard
+	var shards []*CarShard
 	if err := cs.meta.Find(&shards, "usr = ?", user).Error; err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, sh := range shards {
-		if err := cs.deleteShard(ctx, &sh); err != nil {
-			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				return err
-			}
+	if err := cs.deleteShards(ctx, shards); err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := cs.meta.Delete(&CarShard{}, "usr = ?", user).Error; err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (cs *CarStore) deleteShard(ctx context.Context, sh *CarShard) error {
+func (cs *CarStore) deleteShards(ctx context.Context, shs []*CarShard) error {
 	ctx, span := otel.Tracer("carstore").Start(ctx, "deleteShard")
 	defer span.End()
 
-	if err := cs.meta.Delete(&CarShard{}, "id = ?", sh.ID).Error; err != nil {
+	var ids []uint
+	for _, sh := range shs {
+		ids = append(ids, sh.ID)
+	}
+
+	txn := cs.meta.Begin()
+
+	if err := txn.Delete(&CarShard{}, "id in (?)", ids).Error; err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := cs.meta.Delete(&blockRef{}, "shard = ?", sh.ID).Error; err != nil {
+	if err := txn.Delete(&blockRef{}, "shard in (?)", ids).Error; err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return cs.deleteShardFile(ctx, sh)
+	if err := txn.Commit().Error; err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var outErr error
+	for _, sh := range shs {
+		if err := cs.deleteShardFile(ctx, sh); err != nil {
+			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				return err
+			}
+			outErr = err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return outErr
 }
 
 type shardStat struct {
@@ -1210,6 +1225,7 @@ func (cs *CarStore) CompactUserShards(ctx context.Context, user models.Uid) erro
 			return err
 		}
 
+		var todelete []*CarShard
 		for _, s := range b.shards {
 			removedShards[s.ID] = true
 			sh, ok := shardsById[s.ID]
@@ -1217,9 +1233,11 @@ func (cs *CarStore) CompactUserShards(ctx context.Context, user models.Uid) erro
 				return fmt.Errorf("missing shard to delete")
 			}
 
-			if err := cs.deleteShard(ctx, &sh); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("deleting shard: %w", err)
-			}
+			todelete = append(todelete, &sh)
+		}
+
+		if err := cs.deleteShards(ctx, todelete); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("deleting shards: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/bgs.go b/cmd/gosky/bgs.go
index 2b3e1f20c..727f56f31 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/bgs.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/bgs.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var bgsAdminCmd = &cli.Command{
 		bgsTakedownRepoCmd,
 		bgsSetNewSubsEnabledCmd,
 		bgsCompactRepo,
+		bgsCompactAll,
 	},
 }
 
@@ -342,3 +343,41 @@ var bgsCompactRepo = &cli.Command{
 		return nil
 	},
 }
+
+var bgsCompactAll = &cli.Command{
+	Name: "compact-all",
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		url := cctx.String("bgs") + "/admin/repo/compactAll"
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		auth := cctx.String("key")
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+auth)
+
+		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+			var e xrpc.XRPCError
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&e); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return &e
+		}
+
+		var out map[string]any
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&out); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println(out)
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}