diff --git a/cdc/api/v2/model.go b/cdc/api/v2/model.go
index 27c7e12aa4f..83dff1266d3 100644
--- a/cdc/api/v2/model.go
+++ b/cdc/api/v2/model.go
@@ -339,11 +339,13 @@ func (c *ReplicaConfig) toInternalReplicaConfigWithOriginConfig(
 
 		if c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig != nil {
 			res.Sink.CloudStorageConfig = &config.CloudStorageConfig{
-				WorkerCount:      c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.WorkerCount,
-				FlushInterval:    c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushInterval,
-				FileSize:         c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileSize,
-				FlushConcurrency: c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushConcurrency,
-				OutputColumnID:   c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.OutputColumnID,
+				WorkerCount:         c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.WorkerCount,
+				FlushInterval:       c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushInterval,
+				FileSize:            c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileSize,
+				FlushConcurrency:    c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushConcurrency,
+				OutputColumnID:      c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.OutputColumnID,
+				FileExpirationDays:  c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileExpirationDays,
+				FileCleanupCronSpec: c.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileCleanupCronSpec,
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -478,11 +480,13 @@ func ToAPIReplicaConfig(c *config.ReplicaConfig) *ReplicaConfig {
 
 		if cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig != nil {
 			res.Sink.CloudStorageConfig = &CloudStorageConfig{
-				WorkerCount:      cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.WorkerCount,
-				FlushInterval:    cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushInterval,
-				FileSize:         cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileSize,
-				FlushConcurrency: cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushConcurrency,
-				OutputColumnID:   cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.OutputColumnID,
+				WorkerCount:         cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.WorkerCount,
+				FlushInterval:       cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushInterval,
+				FileSize:            cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileSize,
+				FlushConcurrency:    cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushConcurrency,
+				OutputColumnID:      cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.OutputColumnID,
+				FileExpirationDays:  cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileExpirationDays,
+				FileCleanupCronSpec: cloned.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileCleanupCronSpec,
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -638,11 +642,13 @@ type KafkaConfig struct {
 
 // CloudStorageConfig represents a cloud storage sink configuration
 type CloudStorageConfig struct {
-	WorkerCount      *int    `json:"worker_count,omitempty"`
-	FlushInterval    *string `json:"flush_interval,omitempty"`
-	FileSize         *int    `json:"file_size,omitempty"`
-	FlushConcurrency *int    `json:"flush_concurrency,omitempty"`
-	OutputColumnID   *bool   `json:"output_column_id,omitempty"`
+	WorkerCount         *int    `json:"worker_count,omitempty"`
+	FlushInterval       *string `json:"flush_interval,omitempty"`
+	FileSize            *int    `json:"file_size,omitempty"`
+	FlushConcurrency    *int    `json:"flush_concurrency,omitempty"`
+	OutputColumnID      *bool   `json:"output_column_id,omitempty"`
+	FileExpirationDays  *int    `json:"file_expiration_days,omitempty"`
+	FileCleanupCronSpec *string `json:"file_cleanup_cron_spec,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // CSVConfig denotes the csv config
diff --git a/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink.go b/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink.go
index 0d8f24bd5d7..9a2bf1789a8 100644
--- a/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink.go
+++ b/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink.go
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/url"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/pingcap/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/log"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/storage"
 	timodel "github.com/pingcap/tidb/parser/model"
@@ -27,45 +27,78 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/cdc/model"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/cdc/sinkv2/metrics"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/sink"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/sink/cloudstorage"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/robfig/cron"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 // Assert DDLEventSink implementation
-var _ ddlsink.DDLEventSink = (*ddlSink)(nil)
+var _ ddlsink.DDLEventSink = (*DDLSink)(nil)
 
-type ddlSink struct {
+// DDLSink is a sink that writes ddl events to cloud storage.
+type DDLSink struct {
 	// id indicates which changefeed this sink belongs to.
 	id model.ChangeFeedID
 	// statistic is used to record the DDL metrics
 	statistics *metrics.Statistics
 	storage    storage.ExternalStorage
+	cfg        *cloudstorage.Config
+	cron       *cron.Cron
 
+	lastCheckpointTs         atomic.Uint64
 	lastSendCheckpointTsTime time.Time
 }
 
-// NewCloudStorageDDLSink creates a ddl sink for cloud storage.
-func NewCloudStorageDDLSink(ctx context.Context, sinkURI *url.URL) (*ddlSink, error) {
+// NewDDLSink creates a ddl sink for cloud storage.
+func NewDDLSink(ctx context.Context,
+	sinkURI *url.URL,
+	replicaConfig *config.ReplicaConfig,
+) (*DDLSink, error) {
+	return newDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI, replicaConfig, nil)
+}
+
+func newDDLSink(ctx context.Context,
+	sinkURI *url.URL,
+	replicaConfig *config.ReplicaConfig,
+	cleanupJobs []func(), /* only for test */
+) (*DDLSink, error) {
+	// create cloud storage config and then apply the params of sinkURI to it.
+	cfg := cloudstorage.NewConfig()
+	err := cfg.Apply(ctx, sinkURI, replicaConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
 	storage, err := util.GetExternalStorageFromURI(ctx, sinkURI.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	changefeedID := contextutil.ChangefeedIDFromCtx(ctx)
-	d := &ddlSink{
+	d := &DDLSink{
 		id:                       changefeedID,
 		storage:                  storage,
 		statistics:               metrics.NewStatistics(ctx, sink.TxnSink),
+		cfg:                      cfg,
 		lastSendCheckpointTsTime: time.Now(),
 	}
 
+	if err := d.initCron(ctx, sinkURI, cleanupJobs); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+	// Note: It is intended to run the cleanup goroutine in the background.
+	// we don't wait for it to finish since the gourotine would be stuck if
+	// the downstream is abnormal, especially when the downstream is a nfs.
+	go d.bgCleanup(ctx)
 	return d, nil
 }
 
 // WriteDDLEvent writes the ddl event to the cloud storage.
-func (d *ddlSink) WriteDDLEvent(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) error {
+func (d *DDLSink) WriteDDLEvent(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) error {
 	writeFile := func(def cloudstorage.TableDefinition) error {
 		encodedDef, err := def.MarshalWithQuery()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -103,7 +136,8 @@ func (d *ddlSink) WriteDDLEvent(ctx context.Context, ddl *model.DDLEvent) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d *ddlSink) WriteCheckpointTs(ctx context.Context,
+// WriteCheckpointTs writes a checkpoint timestamp to the sink.
+func (d *DDLSink) WriteCheckpointTs(ctx context.Context,
 	ts uint64, tables []*model.TableInfo,
 ) error {
 	if time.Since(d.lastSendCheckpointTsTime) < 2*time.Second {
@@ -115,6 +149,7 @@ func (d *ddlSink) WriteCheckpointTs(ctx context.Context,
 
 	defer func() {
 		d.lastSendCheckpointTsTime = time.Now()
+		d.lastCheckpointTs.Store(ts)
 	}()
 	ckpt, err := json.Marshal(map[string]uint64{"checkpoint-ts": ts})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -124,7 +159,120 @@ func (d *ddlSink) WriteCheckpointTs(ctx context.Context,
 	return errors.Trace(err)
 }
 
-func (d *ddlSink) Close() error {
+func (d *DDLSink) initCron(
+	ctx context.Context, sinkURI *url.URL, cleanupJobs []func(),
+) (err error) {
+	if cleanupJobs == nil {
+		cleanupJobs = d.genCleanupJob(ctx, sinkURI)
+	}
+
+	d.cron = cron.New()
+	for _, job := range cleanupJobs {
+		err = d.cron.AddFunc(d.cfg.FileCleanupCronSpec, job)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DDLSink) bgCleanup(ctx context.Context) {
+	if d.cfg.DateSeparator != config.DateSeparatorDay.String() || d.cfg.FileExpirationDays <= 0 {
+		log.Info("skip cleanup expired files for storage sink",
+			zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+			zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID),
+			zap.String("dateSeparator", d.cfg.DateSeparator),
+			zap.Int("expiredFileTTL", d.cfg.FileExpirationDays))
+		return
+	}
+
+	d.cron.Start()
+	defer d.cron.Stop()
+	log.Info("start schedule cleanup expired files for storage sink",
+		zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+		zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID),
+		zap.String("dateSeparator", d.cfg.DateSeparator),
+		zap.Int("expiredFileTTL", d.cfg.FileExpirationDays))
+
+	// wait for the context done
+	<-ctx.Done()
+	log.Info("stop schedule cleanup expired files for storage sink",
+		zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+		zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID),
+		zap.Error(ctx.Err()))
+}
+
+func (d *DDLSink) genCleanupJob(ctx context.Context, uri *url.URL) []func() {
+	ret := []func(){}
+
+	isLocal := uri.Scheme == "file" || uri.Scheme == "local" || uri.Scheme == ""
+	isRemoveEmptyDirsRuning := atomic.Bool{}
+	if isLocal {
+		ret = append(ret, func() {
+			if !isRemoveEmptyDirsRuning.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
+				log.Warn("remove empty dirs is already running, skip this round",
+					zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+					zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID))
+				return
+			}
+
+			checkpointTs := d.lastCheckpointTs.Load()
+			start := time.Now()
+			cnt, err := cloudstorage.RemoveEmptyDirs(ctx, d.id, uri.Path)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error("failed to remove empty dirs",
+					zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+					zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID),
+					zap.Uint64("checkpointTs", checkpointTs),
+					zap.Duration("cost", time.Since(start)),
+					zap.Error(err),
+				)
+				return
+			}
+			log.Info("remove empty dirs",
+				zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+				zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID),
+				zap.Uint64("checkpointTs", checkpointTs),
+				zap.Uint64("count", cnt),
+				zap.Duration("cost", time.Since(start)))
+		})
+	}
+
+	isCleanupRunning := atomic.Bool{}
+	ret = append(ret, func() {
+		if !isCleanupRunning.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
+			log.Warn("cleanup expired files is already running, skip this round",
+				zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+				zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID))
+			return
+		}
+
+		defer isCleanupRunning.Store(false)
+		start := time.Now()
+		checkpointTs := d.lastCheckpointTs.Load()
+		cnt, err := cloudstorage.RemoveExpiredFiles(ctx, d.id, d.storage, d.cfg, checkpointTs)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("failed to remove expired files",
+				zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+				zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID),
+				zap.Uint64("checkpointTs", checkpointTs),
+				zap.Duration("cost", time.Since(start)),
+				zap.Error(err),
+			)
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("remove expired files",
+			zap.String("namespace", d.id.Namespace),
+			zap.String("changefeedID", d.id.ID),
+			zap.Uint64("checkpointTs", checkpointTs),
+			zap.Uint64("count", cnt),
+			zap.Duration("cost", time.Since(start)))
+	})
+	return ret
+}
+
+// Close closes the sink.
+func (d *DDLSink) Close() error {
 	if d.statistics != nil {
 		d.statistics.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink_test.go b/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink_test.go
index 23c10e83bea..77488d4c917 100644
--- a/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink_test.go
+++ b/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/cloudstorage/cloud_storage_ddl_sink_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/parser/mysql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/parser/types"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/cdc/model"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -33,10 +36,13 @@ func TestWriteDDLEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	parentDir := t.TempDir()
-	uri := fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s", parentDir)
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s?protocol=csv", parentDir)
 	sinkURI, err := url.Parse(uri)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
-	sink, err := NewCloudStorageDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI)
+	replicaConfig := config.GetDefaultReplicaConfig()
+	err = replicaConfig.ValidateAndAdjust(sinkURI)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	sink, err := NewDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI, replicaConfig)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	ddlEvent := &model.DDLEvent{
@@ -97,10 +103,13 @@ func TestWriteCheckpointTs(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	parentDir := t.TempDir()
-	uri := fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s", parentDir)
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s?protocol=csv", parentDir)
 	sinkURI, err := url.Parse(uri)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
-	sink, err := NewCloudStorageDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI)
+	replicaConfig := config.GetDefaultReplicaConfig()
+	err = replicaConfig.ValidateAndAdjust(sinkURI)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	sink, err := NewDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI, replicaConfig)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	tables := []*model.TableInfo{
 		{
@@ -132,3 +141,34 @@ func TestWriteCheckpointTs(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.JSONEq(t, `{"checkpoint-ts":100}`, string(metadata))
 }
+
+func TestCleanupExpiredFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	parentDir := t.TempDir()
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s?protocol=csv", parentDir)
+	sinkURI, err := url.Parse(uri)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	replicaConfig := config.GetDefaultReplicaConfig()
+	replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig = &config.CloudStorageConfig{
+		FileExpirationDays:  util.AddressOf(1),
+		FileCleanupCronSpec: util.AddressOf("* * * * * *"),
+	}
+	err = replicaConfig.ValidateAndAdjust(sinkURI)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	cnt := atomic.Int64{}
+	cleanupJobs := []func(){
+		func() {
+			cnt.Add(1)
+		},
+	}
+	sink, err := newDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI, replicaConfig, cleanupJobs)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	_ = sink
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, int64(1), cnt.Load())
+}
diff --git a/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/factory/factory.go b/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/factory/factory.go
index 701301aeb89..b9451b2abd9 100644
--- a/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/factory/factory.go
+++ b/cdc/sinkv2/ddlsink/factory/factory.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func New(
 	case sink.MySQLSSLScheme, sink.MySQLScheme, sink.TiDBScheme, sink.TiDBSSLScheme:
 		return mysql.NewMySQLDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI, cfg)
 	case sink.S3Scheme, sink.FileScheme, sink.GCSScheme, sink.GSScheme, sink.AzblobScheme, sink.AzureScheme, sink.CloudStorageNoopScheme:
-		return cloudstorage.NewCloudStorageDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI)
+		return cloudstorage.NewDDLSink(ctx, sinkURI, cfg)
 	default:
 		return nil,
 			cerror.ErrSinkURIInvalid.GenWithStack("the sink scheme (%s) is not supported", schema)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6020e112874..0f1ed91d680 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.2.0
 	github.com/r3labs/diff v1.1.0
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475
-	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.1
+	github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.5
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.0
 	github.com/soheilhy/cmux v0.1.5
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.1
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/shurcooL/httpfs v0.0.0-20190707220628-8d4bc4ba7749 // indirect
 	github.com/shurcooL/httpgzip v0.0.0-20190720172056-320755c1c1b0 // indirect
 	github.com/shurcooL/vfsgen v0.0.0-20200824052919-0d455de96546 // indirect
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/xdg/stringprep v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2 // indirect
 	github.com/xitongsys/parquet-go v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.3 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.6 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.4 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 67dffa10fa5..2089a4dd2e4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1110,6 +1110,8 @@ github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.1.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJ
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.2 h1:YwD0ulJSJytLpiaWua0sBDusfsCZohxjxzVTYjwxfV8=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.2/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUcx88=
+github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0 h1:ZjScXvvxeQ63Dbyxy76Fj3AT3Ut0aKsyd2/tl3DTMuQ=
+github.com/robfig/cron v1.2.0/go.mod h1:JGuDeoQd7Z6yL4zQhZ3OPEVHB7fL6Ka6skscFHfmt2k=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v0.0.0-20150106093220-6724a57986af/go.mod h1:XWv6SoW27p1b0cqNHllgS5HIMJraePCO15w5zCzIWYg=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jVj6XXZzXRy/MSR5jhDC/2q6DgLz+nrA6LYCDYWNEvQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
@@ -1137,8 +1139,12 @@ github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0/go.mod h1:STckp+ISIX8hZLjrqAeVduY0gWCT9IjLuqbuNX
 github.com/shhdgit/testfixtures/v3 v3.6.2-0.20211219171712-c4f264d673d3/go.mod h1:Z0OLtuFJ7Y4yLsVijHK8uq95NjGFlYJy+I00ElAEtUQ=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil v3.21.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:5b4v6he4MtMOwMlS0TUMTu2PcXUg8+E1lC7eC3UO/RA=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.21.12/go.mod h1:BToYZVTlSVlfazpDDYFnsVZLaoRG+g8ufT6fPQLdJzA=
-github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.1 h1:a9KKO+kGLKEvcPIs4W62v0nu3sciVDOOOPUD0Hz7z/4=
-github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.1/go.mod h1:NN6mnm5/0k8jw4cBfCnJtr5L7ErOTg18tMNpgFkn0hA=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.5 h1:5SgDCeQ0KW0S4N0znjeM/eFHXXOKyv2dVNgRq/c9P6Y=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.5/go.mod h1:Ng3Maa27Q2KARVJ0SPZF5NdrQSC3XHKP8IIWrHgMeLY=
+github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 h1:nxdKQNcEB6vzgA2E2bvzKIYRuNj7XNJ4S/aRSwKzFtM=
+github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6/go.mod h1:1JJMcUBvfNwpq05QDQVAnx3gUHr9IYF7GNg9SUEw2VQ=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.6.4 h1:kVTaSd7WLz5WZ2IaoM0RSzRsUD+m8wRR+5qvntpn4LU=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.6.4/go.mod h1:byHiCGXqrVaflBLAMq/srcZIHynQPQgeyvkvXnjqq0k=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v0.0.0-20180709203117-cd690d0c9e24/go.mod h1:M+9NzErvs504Cn4c5DxATwIqPbtswREoFCre64PpcG4=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.0 h1:KK3gWIXskZ2O1U/JNTisNcvH+jveJxZYrjbTsrbbnh8=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
@@ -1318,8 +1324,9 @@ github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.32/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9de
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.1/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
-github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.2 h1:KBNDSne4vP5mbSWnJbO+51IMOXJB67QiYCSBrubbPRg=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.2/go.mod h1:SBZ9tNy3G9/m5Oi98Zks0QjeHVDvuK0qfxQmPyzfmi0=
+github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.3 h1:E1ctvB7uKFMOJw3fdOW32DwGE9I7t++CRUEMKvFoFiw=
+github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.3/go.mod h1:SBZ9tNy3G9/m5Oi98Zks0QjeHVDvuK0qfxQmPyzfmi0=
 github.com/zenazn/goji v0.9.0/go.mod h1:7S9M489iMyHBNxwZnk9/EHS098H4/F6TATF2mIxtB1Q=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.3/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
@@ -1704,8 +1711,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220909162455-aba9fc2a8ff2/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20221010170243-090e33056c14/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.4.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.8.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0 h1:Af8nKPmuFypiUBjVoU9V20FiaFXOcuZI21p0ycVYYGE=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.13.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
diff --git a/pkg/config/sink.go b/pkg/config/sink.go
index 43f90e36ce9..9f73988dd32 100644
--- a/pkg/config/sink.go
+++ b/pkg/config/sink.go
@@ -254,6 +254,22 @@ func (d *DateSeparator) FromString(separator string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetPattern returns the pattern of the date separator.
+func (d DateSeparator) GetPattern() string {
+	switch d {
+	case DateSeparatorNone:
+		return ""
+	case DateSeparatorYear:
+		return `\d{4}`
+	case DateSeparatorMonth:
+		return `\d{4}-\d{2}`
+	case DateSeparatorDay:
+		return `\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}`
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
 func (d DateSeparator) String() string {
 	switch d {
 	case DateSeparatorNone:
@@ -550,6 +566,8 @@ type CloudStorageConfig struct {
 	FlushInterval *string `toml:"flush-interval" json:"flush-interval,omitempty"`
 	FileSize      *int    `toml:"file-size" json:"file-size,omitempty"`
 
-	FlushConcurrency *int  `toml:"flush-concurrency" json:"flush-concurrency,omitempty"`
-	OutputColumnID   *bool `toml:"output-column-id" json:"output-column-id,omitempty"`
+	FlushConcurrency    *int    `toml:"flush-concurrency" json:"flush-concurrency,omitempty"`
+	OutputColumnID      *bool   `toml:"output-column-id" json:"output-column-id,omitempty"`
+	FileExpirationDays  *int    `toml:"file-expiration-days" json:"file-expiration-days,omitempty"`
+	FileCleanupCronSpec *string `toml:"file-cleanup-cron-spec" json:"file-cleanup-cron-spec,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/config.go b/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/config.go
index a8a28f7a2d7..918058bdc91 100644
--- a/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/config.go
+++ b/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/config.go
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ const (
 	minFileSize = 1024 * 1024
 	// the upper limit of file size
 	maxFileSize = 512 * 1024 * 1024
+
+	// disable file cleanup by default
+	defaultFileExpirationDays = 0
+	// Second | Minute | Hour | Dom | Month | DowOptional
+	// `0 0 2 * * ?` means 2:00:00 AM every day
+	defaultFileCleanupCronSpec = "0 0 2 * * *"
 )
 
 // Config is the configuration for cloud storage sink.
@@ -61,6 +67,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	FileSize                 int
 	FileIndexWidth           int
 	DateSeparator            string
+	FileExpirationDays       int
+	FileCleanupCronSpec      string
 	EnablePartitionSeparator bool
 	OutputColumnID           bool
 	FlushConcurrency         int
@@ -69,9 +77,11 @@ type Config struct {
 // NewConfig returns the default cloud storage sink config.
 func NewConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		WorkerCount:   defaultWorkerCount,
-		FlushInterval: defaultFlushInterval,
-		FileSize:      defaultFileSize,
+		WorkerCount:         defaultWorkerCount,
+		FlushInterval:       defaultFlushInterval,
+		FileSize:            defaultFileSize,
+		FileExpirationDays:  defaultFileExpirationDays,
+		FileCleanupCronSpec: defaultFileCleanupCronSpec,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +120,12 @@ func (c *Config) Apply(
 	if replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig != nil {
 		c.OutputColumnID = util.GetOrZero(replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.OutputColumnID)
 		c.FlushConcurrency = util.GetOrZero(replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FlushConcurrency)
+		if replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileExpirationDays != nil {
+			c.FileExpirationDays = *replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileExpirationDays
+		}
+		if replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileCleanupCronSpec != nil {
+			c.FileCleanupCronSpec = *replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig.FileCleanupCronSpec
+		}
 	}
 
 	if c.FileIndexWidth < config.MinFileIndexWidth || c.FileIndexWidth > config.MaxFileIndexWidth {
diff --git a/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path.go b/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path.go
index 6ca2844a762..d2ea2545a82 100644
--- a/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path.go
+++ b/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path.go
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/log"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/storage"
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/hash"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/oracle"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
@@ -403,3 +409,70 @@ func (f *FilePathGenerator) fetchIndexFromFileName(fileName string) (uint64, err
 
 	return fileIdx, nil
 }
+
+var dateSeparatorDayRegexp *regexp.Regexp
+
+// RemoveExpiredFiles removes expired files from external storage.
+func RemoveExpiredFiles(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	_ model.ChangeFeedID,
+	storage storage.ExternalStorage,
+	cfg *Config,
+	checkpointTs model.Ts,
+) (uint64, error) {
+	if cfg.DateSeparator != config.DateSeparatorDay.String() {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	if dateSeparatorDayRegexp == nil {
+		dateSeparatorDayRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(config.DateSeparatorDay.GetPattern())
+	}
+
+	ttl := time.Duration(cfg.FileExpirationDays) * time.Hour * 24
+	currTime := oracle.GetTimeFromTS(checkpointTs).Add(-ttl)
+	expiredDate := currTime.Format("2006-01-02")
+
+	cnt := uint64(0)
+	err := util.RemoveFilesIf(ctx, storage, func(path string) bool {
+		// the path is like: <schema>/<table>/<tableVersion>/<partitionID>/<date>/CDC{num}.extension
+		match := dateSeparatorDayRegexp.FindString(path)
+		if match != "" && match < expiredDate {
+			cnt++
+			return true
+		}
+		return false
+	}, nil)
+	return cnt, err
+}
+
+// RemoveEmptyDirs removes empty directories from external storage.
+func RemoveEmptyDirs(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	id model.ChangeFeedID,
+	target string,
+) (uint64, error) {
+	cnt := uint64(0)
+	err := filepath.Walk(target, func(path string, info fs.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) || path == target || info == nil {
+			// if path not exists, we should return nil to continue.
+			return nil
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			files, err := os.ReadDir(path)
+			if err == nil && len(files) == 0 {
+				log.Debug("Deleting empty directory",
+					zap.String("namespace", id.Namespace),
+					zap.String("changeFeedID", id.ID),
+					zap.String("path", path))
+				os.Remove(path)
+				cnt++
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return cnt, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path_test.go b/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path_test.go
index ead5254fff4..03a5ba55bc7 100644
--- a/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sink/cloudstorage/path_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/oracle"
 )
 
 func testFilePathGenerator(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, dir string) *FilePathGenerator {
@@ -328,3 +329,89 @@ func TestCheckOrWriteSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(cnt))
 }
+
+func TestRemoveExpiredFilesWithoutPartition(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf("file:///%s?flush-interval=2s", dir)
+	storage, err := util.GetExternalStorageFromURI(ctx, uri)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	sinkURI, err := url.Parse(uri)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	replicaConfig := config.GetDefaultReplicaConfig()
+	replicaConfig.Sink.DateSeparator = config.DateSeparatorDay.String()
+	replicaConfig.Sink.Protocol = config.ProtocolCsv.String()
+	replicaConfig.Sink.FileIndexWidth = 6
+	replicaConfig.Sink.CloudStorageConfig = &config.CloudStorageConfig{
+		FileExpirationDays:  util.AddressOf(1),
+		FileCleanupCronSpec: util.AddressOf("* * * * * *"),
+	}
+	cfg := NewConfig()
+	err = cfg.Apply(ctx, sinkURI, replicaConfig)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// generate some expired files
+	filesWithoutPartition := []string{
+		// schma1-table1
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-01/CDC000001.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-01/CDC000002.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-01/CDC000003.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-01/" + defaultIndexFileName, // index
+		"schema1/table1/meta/schema_5_20210101.json",          // schema should never be cleaned
+		// schma1-table2
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-01/CDC000001.csv",
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-01/CDC000002.csv",
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-01/CDC000003.csv",
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-01/" + defaultIndexFileName, // index
+		"schema1/table2/meta/schema_5_20210101.json",          // schema should never be cleaned
+	}
+	for _, file := range filesWithoutPartition {
+		err := storage.WriteFile(ctx, file, []byte("test"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	filesWithPartition := []string{
+		// schma1-table1
+		"schema1/table1/400200133/12/2021-01-01/20210101/CDC000001.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/400200133/12/2021-01-01/20210101/CDC000002.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/400200133/12/2021-01-01/20210101/CDC000003.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/400200133/12/2021-01-01/20210101/" + defaultIndexFileName, // index
+		"schema1/table1/meta/schema_5_20210101.json",                              // schema should never be cleaned
+		// schma2-table1
+		"schema2/table1/400200150/12/2021-01-01/20210101/CDC000001.csv",
+		"schema2/table1/400200150/12/2021-01-01/20210101/CDC000002.csv",
+		"schema2/table1/400200150/12/2021-01-01/20210101/CDC000003.csv",
+		"schema2/table1/400200150/12/2021-01-01/20210101/" + defaultIndexFileName, // index
+		"schema2/table1/meta/schema_5_20210101.json",                              // schema should never be cleaned
+	}
+	for _, file := range filesWithPartition {
+		err := storage.WriteFile(ctx, file, []byte("test"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	filesNotExpired := []string{
+		// schma1-table1
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-02/CDC000001.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-02/CDC000002.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-02/CDC000003.csv",
+		"schema1/table1/5/2021-01-02/" + defaultIndexFileName, // index
+		// schma1-table2
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-02/CDC000001.csv",
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-02/CDC000002.csv",
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-02/CDC000003.csv",
+		"schema1/table2/5/2021-01-02/" + defaultIndexFileName, // index
+	}
+	for _, file := range filesNotExpired {
+		err := storage.WriteFile(ctx, file, []byte("test"))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	currTime := time.Date(2021, 1, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	checkpointTs := oracle.GoTimeToTS(currTime)
+	cnt, err := RemoveExpiredFiles(ctx, model.ChangeFeedID{}, storage, cfg, checkpointTs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, uint64(16), cnt)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/external_storage.go b/pkg/util/external_storage.go
index 3c4e69d6f05..a092cd7be2f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/external_storage.go
+++ b/pkg/util/external_storage.go
@@ -259,38 +259,40 @@ func RemoveFilesIf(
 	}
 
 	log.Debug("Removing files", zap.Any("toRemoveFiles", toRemoveFiles))
-
-	for _, path := range toRemoveFiles {
-		if err := extStorage.DeleteFile(ctx, path); err != nil {
-			return errors.ErrExternalStorageAPI.Wrap(err)
-		}
-	}
 	return DeleteFilesInExtStorage(ctx, extStorage, toRemoveFiles)
 }
 
 // DeleteFilesInExtStorage deletes files in external storage concurrently.
+// TODO: Add a test for this function to cover batch delete.
 func DeleteFilesInExtStorage(
 	ctx context.Context, extStorage storage.ExternalStorage, toRemoveFiles []string,
 ) error {
 	limit := make(chan struct{}, 32)
+	batch := 3000
 	eg, egCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
-	for _, file := range toRemoveFiles {
+	for len(toRemoveFiles) > 0 {
 		select {
 		case <-egCtx.Done():
 			return egCtx.Err()
 		case limit <- struct{}{}:
 		}
 
-		name := file
+		if len(toRemoveFiles) < batch {
+			batch = len(toRemoveFiles)
+		}
+		files := toRemoveFiles[:batch]
 		eg.Go(func() error {
 			defer func() { <-limit }()
-			err := extStorage.DeleteFile(egCtx, name)
-			if err != nil && !IsNotExistInExtStorage(err) {
-				// if fail then retry, may end up with notExit err, ignore the error
-				return errors.ErrExternalStorageAPI.Wrap(err)
+			for _, file := range files {
+				err := extStorage.DeleteFile(egCtx, file)
+				if err != nil && !IsNotExistInExtStorage(err) {
+					// if fail then retry, may end up with notExit err, ignore the error
+					return errors.ErrExternalStorageAPI.Wrap(err)
+				}
 			}
 			return nil
 		})
+		toRemoveFiles = toRemoveFiles[batch:]
 	}
 	return eg.Wait()
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/run_group.sh b/tests/integration_tests/run_group.sh
index f17ca2477f7..f92be287dee 100755
--- a/tests/integration_tests/run_group.sh
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/run_group.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ kafka_only_protocol="canal_json_adapter_compatibility canal_json_basic canal_jso
 kafka_only_v2="kafka_big_txn_v2 kafka_big_messages_v2 multi_tables_ddl_v2 multi_topics_v2"
 
 storage_only="lossy_ddl storage_csv_update"
-storage_only_csv="csv_storage_basic csv_storage_multi_tables_ddl csv_storage_partition_table"
+storage_only_csv="storage_cleanup csv_storage_basic csv_storage_multi_tables_ddl csv_storage_partition_table"
 storage_only_canal_json="canal_json_storage_basic canal_json_storage_partition_table"
 
 # Define groups
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/changefeed-default.toml b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/changefeed-default.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74f1f934a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/changefeed-default.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[sink]
+protocol = "csv"
+# Line terminator. Empty value means "\r\n" (CRLF) is line terminators. The default value is empty.
+terminator = "\n"
+# Directory date separator, Optional values are `none`, `year`, `month`, `date`. The default value is none.
+date-separator = 'day'
+
+[sink.csv]
+# Delimiter between fields. Must be ASCII characters. The default value is ','.
+delimiter = ','
+# Quoting character. Empty value means no quoting. The default value is '"'.
+quote = '"'
+# Representation of null values in CSV files, the default value is '\N'
+null = '\N'
+# Include commit-ts in the row data. The default value is false.
+include-commit-ts = true
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/changefeed.toml b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/changefeed.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60663c5d577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/changefeed.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[sink]
+protocol = "csv"
+# Line terminator. Empty value means "\r\n" (CRLF) is line terminators. The default value is empty.
+terminator = "\n"
+# Directory date separator, Optional values are `none`, `year`, `month`, `date`. The default value is none.
+date-separator = 'day'
+
+[sink.csv]
+# Delimiter between fields. Must be ASCII characters. The default value is ','.
+delimiter = ','
+# Quoting character. Empty value means no quoting. The default value is '"'.
+quote = '"'
+# Representation of null values in CSV files, the default value is '\N'
+null = '\N'
+# Include commit-ts in the row data. The default value is false.
+include-commit-ts = true
+
+[sink.cloud-storage-config]
+file-expiration-days = 1
+# Second | Minute | Hour | Dom | Month | DowOptional
+# cleanup every second
+file-cleanup-cron-spec = "* * * * * *"    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/diff_config.toml b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/diff_config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ff72cef8f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/conf/diff_config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# diff Configuration.
+
+check-thread-count = 4
+
+export-fix-sql = true
+
+check-struct-only = false
+
+[task]
+    output-dir = "/tmp/tidb_cdc_test/storage_cleanup/sync_diff/output"
+
+    source-instances = ["mysql1"]
+
+    target-instance = "tidb0"
+
+    target-check-tables = ["test.?*"]
+
+[data-sources]
+[data-sources.mysql1]
+    host = "127.0.0.1"
+    port = 4000
+    user = "root"
+    password = ""
+
+[data-sources.tidb0]
+    host = "127.0.0.1"
+    port = 3306
+    user = "root"
+    password = ""
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/data/data.sql b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/data/data.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cec3db763d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/data/data.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+use `test`;
+-- make sure `nullable` can be handled properly.
+INSERT INTO multi_data_type() VALUES ();
+
+INSERT INTO multi_data_type( t_tinyint, t_tinyint_unsigned, t_smallint, t_smallint_unsigned, t_mediumint
+                           , t_mediumint_unsigned, t_int, t_int_unsigned, t_bigint, t_bigint_unsigned
+                           , t_boolean, t_float, t_double, t_decimal
+                           , t_char, t_varchar, c_binary, c_varbinary, t_tinytext, t_text, t_mediumtext, t_longtext
+                           , t_tinyblob, t_blob, t_mediumblob, t_longblob
+                           , t_date, t_datetime, t_timestamp, t_time, t_year
+                           , t_enum, t_bit
+                           , t_set, t_json)
+VALUES ( -1, 1, -129, 129, -65536, 65536, -16777216, 16777216, -2147483649, 2147483649
+       , true, 123.456, 123.123, 123456789012.123456789012
+       , '测', '测试', x'89504E470D0A1A0A', x'89504E470D0A1A0A', '测试tinytext', '测试text', '测试mediumtext', '测试longtext'
+       , 'tinyblob', 'blob', 'mediumblob', 'longblob'
+       , '1977-01-01', '9999-12-31 23:59:59', '19731230153000', '23:59:59', 2022
+       , 'enum2', 1
+       , 'a,b', NULL);
+
+INSERT INTO multi_data_type( t_tinyint, t_tinyint_unsigned, t_smallint, t_smallint_unsigned, t_mediumint
+                           , t_mediumint_unsigned, t_int, t_int_unsigned, t_bigint, t_bigint_unsigned
+                           , t_boolean, t_float, t_double, t_decimal
+                           , t_char, t_varchar, c_binary, c_varbinary, t_tinytext, t_text, t_mediumtext, t_longtext
+                           , t_tinyblob, t_blob, t_mediumblob, t_longblob
+                           , t_date, t_datetime, t_timestamp, t_time, t_year
+                           , t_enum, t_bit
+                           , t_set, t_json)
+VALUES ( -2, 2, -130, 130, -65537, 65537, -16777217, 16777217, -2147483650, 2147483650
+       , false, 123.4567, 123.1237, 123456789012.1234567890127
+       , '2', '测试2', x'89504E470D0A1A0B', x'89504E470D0A1A0B', '测试2tinytext', '测试2text', '测试2mediumtext', '测试longtext'
+       , 'tinyblob2', 'blob2', 'mediumblob2', 'longblob2'
+       , '2021-01-01', '2021-12-31 23:59:59', '19731230153000', '22:59:59', 2021
+       , 'enum1', 2
+       , 'a,b,c', '{
+    "id": 1,
+    "name": "hello"
+  }');
+
+UPDATE multi_data_type
+SET t_boolean = false
+WHERE id = 1;
+
+DELETE
+FROM multi_data_type
+WHERE id = 3;
+
+INSERT INTO multi_charset
+VALUES (1, '测试', "中国", "上海", "你好,世界"
+	, 0xC4E3BAC3CAC0BDE7);
+
+INSERT INTO multi_charset
+VALUES (2, '部署', "美国", "纽约", "世界,你好"
+	, 0xCAC0BDE7C4E3BAC3);
+
+UPDATE multi_charset
+SET name = '开发'
+WHERE name = '测试';
+
+DELETE FROM multi_charset
+WHERE name = '部署'
+	AND country = '美国'
+	AND city = '纽约'
+	AND description = '世界,你好';
+
+INSERT INTO binary_columns (c_binary, c_varbinary, t_tinyblob, t_blob, t_mediumblob, t_longblob)
+VALUES (
+    x'808182838485868788898A8B8C8D8E8F909192939495969798999A9B9C9D9E9FA0A1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9AAABACADAEAFB0B1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBCBDBEBFC0C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCCCDCECFD0D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDCDDDEDFE0E1E2E3E4E5E6E7E8E9EAEBECEDEEEFF0F1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFCFDFEFF',
+    x'808182838485868788898A8B8C8D8E8F909192939495969798999A9B9C9D9E9FA0A1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9AAABACADAEAFB0B1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBCBDBEBFC0C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCCCDCECFD0D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDCDDDEDFE0E1E2E3E4E5E6E7E8E9EAEBECEDEEEFF0F1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFCFDFEFF',
+    x'808182838485868788898A8B8C8D8E8F909192939495969798999A9B9C9D9E9FA0A1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9AAABACADAEAFB0B1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBCBDBEBFC0C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCCCDCECFD0D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDCDDDEDFE0E1E2E3E4E5E6E7E8E9EAEBECEDEEEFF0F1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFCFDFEFF',
+    x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
+    x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
+    x'000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F202122232425262728292A2B2C2D2E2F303132333435363738393A3B3C3D3E3F404142434445464748494A4B4C4D4E4F505152535455565758595A5B5C5D5E5F606162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A7B7C7D7E7F808182838485868788898A8B8C8D8E8F909192939495969798999A9B9C9D9E9FA0A1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9AAABACADAEAFB0B1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9BABBBCBDBEBFC0C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9CACBCCCDCECFD0D1D2D3D4D5D6D7D8D9DADBDCDDDEDFE0E1E2E3E4E5E6E7E8E9EAEBECEDEEEFF0F1F2F3F4F5F6F7F8F9FAFBFCFDFEFF'
+);
+
+INSERT INTO binary_columns (c_binary, c_varbinary, t_tinyblob, t_blob, t_mediumblob, t_longblob)
+VALUES (
+    x'000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F202122232425262728292A2B2C2D2E2F303132333435363738393A3B3C3D3E3F404142434445464748494A4B4C4D4E4F505152535455565758595A5B5C5D5E5F606162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A7B7C7D7E7F',
+    x'000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F202122232425262728292A2B2C2D2E2F303132333435363738393A3B3C3D3E3F404142434445464748494A4B4C4D4E4F505152535455565758595A5B5C5D5E5F606162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A7B7C7D7E7F',
+    x'000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F202122232425262728292A2B2C2D2E2F303132333435363738393A3B3C3D3E3F404142434445464748494A4B4C4D4E4F505152535455565758595A5B5C5D5E5F606162636465666768696A6B6C6D6E6F707172737475767778797A7B7C7D7E7F',
+    x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
+    x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
+    x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
+);
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/data/schema.sql b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/data/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6934693e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/data/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+USE `test`;
+
+CREATE TABLE multi_data_type
+(
+    id                   INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    t_tinyint            TINYINT,
+    t_tinyint_unsigned   TINYINT UNSIGNED,
+    t_smallint           SMALLINT,
+    t_smallint_unsigned  SMALLINT UNSIGNED,
+    t_mediumint          MEDIUMINT,
+    t_mediumint_unsigned MEDIUMINT UNSIGNED,
+    t_int                INT,
+    t_int_unsigned       INT UNSIGNED,
+    t_bigint             BIGINT,
+    t_bigint_unsigned    BIGINT UNSIGNED,
+    t_boolean            BOOLEAN,
+    t_float              FLOAT(6, 2),
+    t_double             DOUBLE(6, 2),
+    t_decimal            DECIMAL(38, 19),
+    t_char               CHAR,
+    t_varchar            VARCHAR(10),
+    c_binary             binary(16),
+    c_varbinary          varbinary(16),
+    t_tinytext           TINYTEXT,
+    t_text               TEXT,
+    t_mediumtext         MEDIUMTEXT,
+    t_longtext           LONGTEXT,
+    t_tinyblob           TINYBLOB,
+    t_blob               BLOB,
+    t_mediumblob         MEDIUMBLOB,
+    t_longblob           LONGBLOB,
+    t_date               DATE,
+    t_datetime           DATETIME,
+    t_timestamp          TIMESTAMP NULL,
+    t_time               TIME,
+    t_year               YEAR,
+    t_enum               ENUM ('enum1', 'enum2', 'enum3'),
+    t_set                SET ('a', 'b', 'c'),
+    t_bit                BIT(64),
+    t_json               JSON,
+    PRIMARY KEY (id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE multi_charset (
+	id INT,
+	name varchar(128) CHARACTER SET gbk,
+	country char(32) CHARACTER SET gbk,
+	city varchar(64),
+	description text CHARACTER SET gbk,
+	image tinyblob,
+	PRIMARY KEY (id)
+) ENGINE = InnoDB CHARSET = utf8mb4;
+
+CREATE TABLE binary_columns
+(
+    id                   INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
+    c_binary             binary(255),
+    c_varbinary          varbinary(255),
+    t_tinyblob           TINYBLOB,
+    t_blob               BLOB,
+    t_mediumblob         MEDIUMBLOB,
+    t_longblob           LONGBLOB,
+    PRIMARY KEY (id)
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/run.sh b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/run.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e724226820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/storage_cleanup/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux
+
+CUR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+source $CUR/../_utils/test_prepare
+WORK_DIR=$OUT_DIR/$TEST_NAME
+CDC_BINARY=cdc.test
+SINK_TYPE=$1
+
+EXIST_FILES=()
+CLEANED_FILES=()
+function generate_single_table_files() {
+	local workdir=$1
+	local bucket=$2
+	local schema=$3
+	local table=$4
+	local day=$5
+	local file_cnt=$6
+	local should_clean=$7 # true or false
+
+	table_dir=$workdir/$bucket/$schema/$table/$day
+	mkdir -p $table_dir
+	for i in $(seq 1 $file_cnt); do
+		file=$table_dir/$i.data
+		touch $file
+		if [ "$should_clean" == "true" ]; then
+			CLEANED_FILES+=($file)
+		else
+			EXIST_FILES+=($file)
+		fi
+	done
+
+	mkdir -p $table_dir/meta
+	touch $table_dir/meta/CDC.index
+}
+
+function generate_historic_files() {
+	local target_bucket="storage_test"
+	yesterday=$(date -d "yesterday" +"%Y-%m-%d")             # should not be cleaned since file-expiration-days is 1
+	day_before_yesterday=$(date -d "2 days ago" +"%Y-%m-%d") # should be cleaned
+
+	# historic files of table in schema.sql
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test multi_data_type $yesterday 10 false
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test multi_charset $day_before_yesterday 10 true
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test binary_columns $day_before_yesterday 10 true
+
+	# historic files of tables in test but not in schema.sql
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test multi_data_type_dummy $day_before_yesterday 10 true
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test multi_charset_dummy $day_before_yesterday 10 true
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test binary_columns_dummy $yesterday 10 false
+
+	# historic files of table belongs to different schema
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test2 multi_data_type $day_before_yesterday 10 true
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test2 multi_charset $day_before_yesterday 10 true
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR $target_bucket test2 binary_columns $yesterday 10 false
+
+	# historic files in default bucket, which should not be cleaned
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR storage_test_default test multi_data_type 2022-01-01 10 false
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR storage_test_default test multi_charset 2022-01-02 10 false
+	generate_single_table_files $WORK_DIR storage_test_default test binary_columns 2022-01-03 10 false
+}
+
+function check_file_exists() {
+	local all_should_exist=$1
+	for f in ${EXIST_FILES[@]}; do
+		if [ ! -f $f ]; then
+			echo "file $f should exist but not"
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	done
+
+	for f in ${CLEANED_FILES[@]}; do
+		if [ "$all_should_exist" == "true" ]; then
+			if [ ! -f $f ]; then
+				echo "file $f should exist but not"
+				exit 1
+			fi
+		else
+			if [ -f $f ]; then
+				echo "file $f should not exist but exists"
+				exit 1
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+function run() {
+	if [ "$SINK_TYPE" != "storage" ]; then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	rm -rf $WORK_DIR && mkdir -p $WORK_DIR
+	start_tidb_cluster --workdir $WORK_DIR
+	cd $WORK_DIR
+	run_cdc_server --workdir $WORK_DIR --binary $CDC_BINARY
+
+	generate_historic_files
+
+	SINK_URI_DEFAULT="file://$WORK_DIR/storage_test_default?flush-interval=5s"
+	run_cdc_cli changefeed create --sink-uri="$SINK_URI_DEFAULT" -c "default-config-test" --config=$CUR/conf/changefeed-default.toml
+	sleep 20
+	check_file_exists true
+
+	SINK_URI="file://$WORK_DIR/storage_test?flush-interval=5s"
+	run_cdc_cli changefeed create --sink-uri="$SINK_URI" --config=$CUR/conf/changefeed.toml
+	sleep 20
+	check_file_exists false
+
+	run_sql_file $CUR/data/schema.sql ${UP_TIDB_HOST} ${UP_TIDB_PORT}
+	run_sql_file $CUR/data/data.sql ${UP_TIDB_HOST} ${UP_TIDB_PORT}
+	run_storage_consumer $WORK_DIR $SINK_URI $CUR/conf/changefeed.toml ""
+	sleep 8
+	check_sync_diff $WORK_DIR $CUR/conf/diff_config.toml 100
+}
+
+trap stop_tidb_cluster EXIT
+run $*
+check_logs $WORK_DIR
+echo "[$(date)] <<<<<< run test case $TEST_NAME success! >>>>>>"