For details about Scan Exclusion Lists, see Scan Exclusions.
- Select the check box to enable scan exclusion.
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To configure the Scan Exclusion List
(Files):
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Type a full file path or directory path and
click Add.
Reminders:
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It is not possible to type only a file name.
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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
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Example 1:
/file.log
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Example 2:
/System/file.log
Directory path
Excludes all files located on a specific folder and all its subfolders
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Example 1:
/System/
Examples of files excluded from scans:
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/System/file.log
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/System/Library/file.log
Examples of files that will be scanned:
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/Applications/file.log
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Example 2:
/System/Library
Examples of files excluded from scans:
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/System/Library/file.log
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/System/Library/Filters/file.log
Examples of files that will be scanned:
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/System/file.log
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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:
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/Users/Mac/Desktop/file.log
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/Users/Mac/Movies/file.log
Examples of files that will be scanned:
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/Users/file.log
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/Users/Mac/file.log
Directory path
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Example 1:
/Users/Mac/*
Examples of files excluded from scans:
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/Users/Mac/doc.html
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/Users/Mac/Documents/doc.html
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/Users/Mac/Documents/Pics/pic.jpg
Examples of files that will be scanned:
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/Users/doc.html
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Example 2:
/*/Components
Examples of files excluded from scans:
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/Users/Components/file.log
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/System/Components/file.log
Examples of files that will be scanned:
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/file.log
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/Users/file.log
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/System/Files/file.log
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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".
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- To delete a path, select it and click Remove.
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Type a full file path or directory path and
click Add.
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To configure the Scan Exclusion List (File
Extensions):
- Type a file extension without a period (.) and click Add. For example, type pdf. You can specify a maximum of 64 file extensions.
- To delete a file extension, select it and click Remove.