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For details about Scan Exclusion Lists, see Scan Exclusions.

  1. Select the check box to enable scan exclusion.
  2. To configure the Scan Exclusion List (Files):
    1. Type a full file path or directory path and click Add.

      Reminders:

      • It is not possible to type only a file name.

      • You can specify a maximum of 64 paths. See the following table for examples.

        Path

        Details

        Examples

        Full file path

        Excludes a specific file on the endpoint

        • Example 1:

          /file.log

        • Example 2:

          /System/file.log

        Directory path

        Excludes all files located on a specific folder and all its subfolders

        • Example 1:

          /System/

          Examples of files excluded from scans:

          • /System/file.log

          • /System/Library/file.log

          Examples of files that will be scanned:

          • /Applications/file.log

        • Example 2:

          /System/Library

          Examples of files excluded from scans:

          • /System/Library/file.log

          • /System/Library/Filters/file.log

          Examples of files that will be scanned:

          • /System/file.log

      • Use the asterisk wildcard (*) in place of folder names.

        See the following table for examples.

        Path

        Wildcard Usage Examples

        Full file path

        /Users/Mac/*/file.log

        Examples of files excluded from scans:

        • /Users/Mac/Desktop/file.log

        • /Users/Mac/Movies/file.log

        Examples of files that will be scanned:

        • /Users/file.log

        • /Users/Mac/file.log

        Directory path

        • Example 1:

          /Users/Mac/*

          Examples of files excluded from scans:

          • /Users/Mac/doc.html

          • /Users/Mac/Documents/doc.html

          • /Users/Mac/Documents/Pics/pic.jpg

          Examples of files that will be scanned:

          • /Users/doc.html

        • Example 2:

          /*/Components

          Examples of files excluded from scans:

          • /Users/Components/file.log

          • /System/Components/file.log

          Examples of files that will be scanned:

          • /file.log

          • /Users/file.log

          • /System/Files/file.log

      • Partial matching of folder names is not supported. For example, it is not possible to type /Users/*user/temp to exclude files on folder names ending in "user", such as "end_user" or "new_user".

    2. To delete a path, select it and click Remove.
  3. To configure the Scan Exclusion List (File Extensions):
    1. Type a file extension without a period (.) and click Add. For example, type pdf. You can specify a maximum of 64 file extensions.
    2. To delete a file extension, select it and click Remove.