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	<h1 class="topictitle1">Scan This Mac</h1>

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		<div class="section" id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__context_F458023F65E64D63BD8C69FDDD6A522C"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__context_F458023F65E64D63BD8C69FDDD6A522C"><!-- --></a><p>You can run a scan of all files on
				this Mac to which you have access. If you are an admin user, this scan also includes
				all files to which you do <em>not</em> usually have access.</p>
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			<div class="p" id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__step_3B623D77C6B04297925AE391556E2D5B"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__step_3B623D77C6B04297925AE391556E2D5B"><!-- --></a>
				<span>To scan all files on local volumes that you have permission to read, choose <span class="menucascade">
						<span class="uicontrol">Scan</span>
						 &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Scan This Mac</span>
					</span>.</span>
				 <span class="keyword" id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__keyword_cf_12161321908492"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__keyword_cf_12161321908492"><!-- --></a>Sophos Anti-Virus</span> displays the progress of the scan in the
						<span class="wintitle">Scans</span> window.
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		<div class="section" id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__postreq_177EAC9F3771466F903734FE82039264"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__postreq_177EAC9F3771466F903734FE82039264"><!-- --></a><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> You can also run the scan in
				one of the following ways:<a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__ul_4083FD855F564EFBB076D4935883B2DF"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__ul_4083FD855F564EFBB076D4935883B2DF">
					<li id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__li_FB95A519D8224202B1EE7A62EED1B66E"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__li_FB95A519D8224202B1EE7A62EED1B66E"><!-- --></a>In the <span class="wintitle">Scans</span> window, in the
							<span class="uicontrol">Scan Now</span> box, click the Play button.</li>

					<li id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__li_663D27D3081F4AA69DD35F1D07FF1AD5"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__li_663D27D3081F4AA69DD35F1D07FF1AD5"><!-- --></a>Click the <span class="keyword" id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__keyword_cf_12161239630190"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__keyword_cf_12161239630190"><!-- --></a>Sophos Anti-Virus</span> icon on the right-hand side of the menu
						bar, and then choose <span class="uicontrol">Scan Now</span> from the shortcut
						menu.</li>

					<li id="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__li_15030FF4C4594FDDB6DADFCE11995CD8"><a name="task_9B45A6B6453240EFB6C0C6065464F109__li_15030FF4C4594FDDB6DADFCE11995CD8"><!-- --></a>Control-click the <span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> application icon in the Dock, and then
						choose <span class="uicontrol">Scan This Mac</span> from the shortcut menu.</li>

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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Full_computer_scan.html" title="">Scanning your Mac</a></div>
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