diff --git a/.jq b/.jq
index 4d68a7765..d1683f6e7 100644
--- a/.jq
+++ b/.jq
@@ -145,12 +145,24 @@ def issues: clean | select(is_issue);
 def path(pattern):
   clean | select(
     (
-      try (.path // (.doc | .path) // (.change | .doc | .path) // (.idConflict | .newDoc | .path) // (.event | .path)),
-      try (.oldpath // (.was | .path) // (.idConflict | .existingDoc | .path) // (.event | .oldPath)),
+      try (
+        .path //
+        (.doc | .path) //
+        (.idConflict | .newDoc | .path) //
+        (.event | .path) //
+        (.docs | arrays | .[].path) //
+        (.batch | arrays | .[].path)
+      ),
+      try (
+        .oldpath //
+        (.was | .path) //
+        (.idConflict | .existingDoc | .path) //
+        (.event | .oldPath)
+      ),
       ""
     )
-      | strings
-      | test(pattern)
+    | strings
+    | test(pattern)
   );
 
 def shortPath:
diff --git a/core/pouch/index.js b/core/pouch/index.js
index 794101806..d1d8fbdc4 100644
--- a/core/pouch/index.js
+++ b/core/pouch/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const log = logger({
   component: 'Pouch'
 })
 
+const POUCHDB_BATCH_SIZE = 1000
+
 // Pouchdb is used to store all the metadata about files and folders.
 // These metadata can come from the local filesystem or the remote cozy instance.
 //
@@ -193,15 +195,23 @@ class Pouch {
   // This method will completely erase an array of records from PouchDB while
   // removing all their attributes.
   // This method also does not care about invariants like `bulkDocs()` does.
-  async eraseDocuments(docs /*: Array<SavedMetadata> */) {
-    const docsToErase = []
-    docs.forEach(doc => {
-      const { path, _id, _rev } = _.clone(doc)
-      log.info('Erasing bulk record...', { path, _id, _rev })
-      docsToErase.push({ _id, _rev, _deleted: true })
-    })
+  async eraseDocuments(
+    docs /*: $ReadOnlyArray<SavedMetadata> */
+  ) /*: Promise<Array<PouchRecord>> */ {
+    let results = []
+    for (const batch of createBatches(docs, POUCHDB_BATCH_SIZE)) {
+      const batchResults = await this._eraseDocuments(
+        batch.map(({ _id, _rev }) => ({ _id, _rev, _deleted: true }))
+      )
+      results = results.concat(batchResults)
+    }
+    return results
+  }
 
-    const results = await this.db.bulkDocs(docsToErase)
+  async _eraseDocuments(docs /*: $ReadOnlyArray<PouchRecord> */) {
+    log.info('Erasing bulk records...', { docs })
+
+    const results = await this.db.bulkDocs(docs)
     for (let [idx, result] of results.entries()) {
       if (result.error) {
         const err = new PouchError(result)
@@ -221,19 +231,26 @@ class Pouch {
   // WARNING: bulkDocs is not a transaction, some updates can be applied while
   // others do not.
   // Make sure lock is acquired before using it to avoid conflict.
-  async bulkDocs /*:: <T: Metadata|SavedMetadata> */(docs /*: Array<T> */) {
+  async bulkDocs(
+    docs /*: $ReadOnlyArray<Metadata|SavedMetadata> */
+  ) /*: Promise<Array<SavedMetadata>> */ {
+    let results = []
+    for (const batch of createBatches(docs, POUCHDB_BATCH_SIZE)) {
+      const batchResults = await this._bulkDocs(batch)
+      results = results.concat(batchResults)
+    }
+
+    return results
+  }
+
+  // WARNING: _bulkDocs is not a transaction, some updates can be applied while
+  // others do not.
+  // Make sure lock is acquired before using it to avoid conflict.
+  async _bulkDocs(docs /*: $ReadOnlyArray<Metadata|SavedMetadata> */) {
+    log.info('Saving bulk metadata...', { docs })
+
     for (const doc of docs) {
       metadata.invariants(doc)
-      const { path, _id } = doc
-      const { local, remote } = doc.sides || {}
-      log.info('Saving bulk metadata...', {
-        path,
-        _id,
-        local,
-        remote,
-        _deleted: doc._deleted,
-        doc
-      })
     }
     const results = await this.db.bulkDocs(docs)
     for (let [idx, result] of results.entries()) {
@@ -680,4 +697,18 @@ const sortByPath = (docA /*: SavedMetadata */, docB /*: SavedMetadata */) => {
   return 0
 }
 
-module.exports = { Pouch, byPathKey, sortByPath }
+const createBatches = /*::<T: Metadata|SavedMetadata> */ (
+  docs /*: $ReadOnlyArray<T> */,
+  batchSize /*: number */
+) /*: Array<Array<T>> */ => {
+  if (batchSize <= 0) return [[...docs]]
+
+  let batches /*: Array<Array<T>> */ = []
+  for (let i = 0; i < docs.length / batchSize; i++) {
+    const batch = docs.slice(i * batchSize, (i + 1) * batchSize)
+    batches.push(batch)
+  }
+  return batches
+}
+
+module.exports = { Pouch, byPathKey, sortByPath, createBatches }
diff --git a/test/unit/pouch/index.js b/test/unit/pouch/index.js
index b688e6432..84efaf749 100644
--- a/test/unit/pouch/index.js
+++ b/test/unit/pouch/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash')
 const { REV_CONFLICT } = require('pouchdb')
 
 const metadata = require('../../../core/metadata')
-const { sortByPath } = require('../../../core/pouch')
+const { sortByPath, createBatches } = require('../../../core/pouch')
 
 const Builders = require('../../support/builders')
 const configHelpers = require('../../support/helpers/config')
@@ -726,3 +726,51 @@ describe('Pouch', function () {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe('createBatches', () => {
+  it('creates batches of at most the given size from the given documents', () => {
+    const builders = new Builders()
+
+    const docs = [
+      builders.metafile().build(),
+      builders.metafile().build(),
+      builders.metafile().build(),
+      builders.metafile().build(),
+      builders.metafile().build()
+    ]
+
+    should(createBatches(docs, 1)).deepEqual([
+      [docs[0]],
+      [docs[1]],
+      [docs[2]],
+      [docs[3]],
+      [docs[4]]
+    ])
+
+    should(createBatches(docs, 2)).deepEqual([
+      [docs[0], docs[1]],
+      [docs[2], docs[3]],
+      [docs[4]]
+    ])
+
+    should(createBatches(docs, 3)).deepEqual([
+      [docs[0], docs[1], docs[2]],
+      [docs[3], docs[4]]
+    ])
+
+    should(createBatches(docs, 5)).deepEqual([
+      [docs[0], docs[1], docs[2], docs[3], docs[4]]
+    ])
+
+    should(createBatches(docs, 6)).deepEqual([
+      [docs[0], docs[1], docs[2], docs[3], docs[4]]
+    ])
+
+    should(createBatches(docs, 0)).deepEqual([
+      [docs[0], docs[1], docs[2], docs[3], docs[4]]
+    ])
+    should(createBatches(docs, -1)).deepEqual([
+      [docs[0], docs[1], docs[2], docs[3], docs[4]]
+    ])
+  })
+})