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Number of files to interrogate

RCully

When I look in finder, it indicates that my iMac as circa 950,000 files.

When Sophos starts scanning, it shows that it has calculated circa 2,100,000 files.

I have excluded any external drives so can anyone please tell me why this scan number is so high?

By the way, I have Mavericks running and also the latest version of Sophos.

Cheers

:1014301


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    Ruckus

    Thanks for the further response

    First, a great leap forward - the scan completed!  All 2,300,000 of them.

    So this is now getting interesting.  I have found the place where it tells me the scan log info.  And whilst I have definitely got the TM excluded (on my machine, it is called 'My Book for Mac') the log shows the following:

    Scan name: "Scan Local Drives"
    Scan items:
    Configuration:
    Scan inside archives and compressed files: Yes
    Automatically clean up threats: Yes
    Action on infected files: Move to folder at path "/Users/Shared/Infected/"
    Live Protection enabled: Yes

    As you will see, there is no sign of the EXCLUSIONS.  And I accept that I have a different 'Action' but I'm sure that shouldn't matter.

    I have unticked 'Scan inside archives and compressed files' already to speed things up.

    But, the final point you suggested is the best bit.  I unmounted the external drive - and lo and behold, the scan count dropped to 900,000 which is the same as in my Finder.

    So even though I have the drive excluded, Sophos doesn't appear to be taking any notice of it.  Please see below for proof:

    I accept that this free version is unsupported (apart from wise souls such as yourself), so hopefully this will get seen by the powers that be and get respolved one way or the other.

    Cheers

    :1014431
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    Ruckus

    Thanks for the further response

    First, a great leap forward - the scan completed!  All 2,300,000 of them.

    So this is now getting interesting.  I have found the place where it tells me the scan log info.  And whilst I have definitely got the TM excluded (on my machine, it is called 'My Book for Mac') the log shows the following:

    Scan name: "Scan Local Drives"
    Scan items:
    Configuration:
    Scan inside archives and compressed files: Yes
    Automatically clean up threats: Yes
    Action on infected files: Move to folder at path "/Users/Shared/Infected/"
    Live Protection enabled: Yes

    As you will see, there is no sign of the EXCLUSIONS.  And I accept that I have a different 'Action' but I'm sure that shouldn't matter.

    I have unticked 'Scan inside archives and compressed files' already to speed things up.

    But, the final point you suggested is the best bit.  I unmounted the external drive - and lo and behold, the scan count dropped to 900,000 which is the same as in my Finder.

    So even though I have the drive excluded, Sophos doesn't appear to be taking any notice of it.  Please see below for proof:

    I accept that this free version is unsupported (apart from wise souls such as yourself), so hopefully this will get seen by the powers that be and get respolved one way or the other.

    Cheers

    :1014431
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