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	<h1 class="topictitle1">Add a custom scan exclusion</h1>

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		<div class="section" id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__context_F009AE8071524393A8EDB558CEDA1D53"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__context_F009AE8071524393A8EDB558CEDA1D53"><!-- --></a><p>You can exclude files, folders, or volumes from a custom scan. For example, you might want to exclude:</p>
<a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__ul_B11D27C720604EFB91EFBF3D52B0A620"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__ul_B11D27C720604EFB91EFBF3D52B0A620"><li id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_AC09406C93C740EC970029AE23C59F6F"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_AC09406C93C740EC970029AE23C59F6F"><!-- --></a>Files that are large and therefore take a long time to scan</li>
<li id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_EF995EE4D28D4CABB52A10EC7D2832FB"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_EF995EE4D28D4CABB52A10EC7D2832FB"><!-- --></a>Files that cause a scanning error</li>
<li id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_0612EBF0312E45C08296441578E3BEAE"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_0612EBF0312E45C08296441578E3BEAE"><!-- --></a>Files that cause a false-positive</li>
<li id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_32B68FFDCDE948F096292F630C8C800A"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__li_32B68FFDCDE948F096292F630C8C800A"><!-- --></a>Backup volumes because the files that are stored on them are scanned when they’re backed up anyway</li>
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<div class="important"><span class="importanttitle">Important:</span> Excluding files, folders, or volumes from scanning reduces your protection against threats.</div>
<p>To add a custom scan exclusion:</p>
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		<a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__steps_537E514380B74627ABE8132067161BE2"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__steps_537E514380B74627ABE8132067161BE2">
			<li class="stepexpand" id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__step_4901C5851315410AB428A1DBF4671EA1"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__step_4901C5851315410AB428A1DBF4671EA1"><!-- --></a><span>If the scan editor is not open, open it. To find out how to do this, see <a href="Open_the_named_scan_edit_window.html#task_2280F46AB4E34D1DBE0DE4CAD4E05CCB" title="">Open the custom scan editor</a>.</span>
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<li class="stepexpand" id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__step_EBF1D2FE3E68428F86BCAEE765581A9D"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__step_EBF1D2FE3E68428F86BCAEE765581A9D"><!-- --></a><span>In the <span class="uicontrol">Excluded Items</span> pane, do one of the following:</span>
<a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__choices_0B830CE872CE42DBB4E34EDC9A91AA20"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__choices_0B830CE872CE42DBB4E34EDC9A91AA20"><li id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__choice_1204766261E64C2DB23470E21F91B1BD"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__choice_1204766261E64C2DB23470E21F91B1BD"><!-- --></a>Drag the item(s) to be excluded to the list of excluded items.</li>
<li id="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__choice_C505CC17399B4993969F7B3D17E68BCB"><a name="task_1C9B3286D8474044BE0E231C6D675C27__choice_C505CC17399B4993969F7B3D17E68BCB"><!-- --></a>Click 
<span class="uicontrol">Add</span> (+)
 and choose the item(s) to be excluded from the dialog.</li>
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     For information about specifying which items are excluded, see <a href="../references/Exclusion_rules_named_scans.html#reference_187131258DC443E196A516EED77D3528" title="">Exclusion rules</a>.
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Editing_a_named_scan.html" title="">Configuring a custom scan</a></div>
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