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In the When to scan section, select a schedule for the scan task, then click Schedule Scan.
• Immediately — Starts a scan task immediately. If you select to scan items immediately, click Start Scan.
• Once — Scans the defined locations once at the scheduled date and time.
• Daily — Scans the defined locations every day at the scheduled time. You can define the duration
to run the daily scan task or select No End Date to run the schedule without any limit.
• Weekly — Scans the defined locations on a scheduled day and time of every week. You can define
the duration to run the weekly scan task or select No End Date to run the schedule without any
limit.
• Monthly — Scans the defined locations on a scheduled date and time of every month. You can
define the duration or select No End Date to continue the schedule without any limit.
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When you see a message that the scan task is scheduled, click OK.
Modify an existing scan task
Modify an existing scan schedule to add or remove locations or change the date and time.
Task
1
Click the McAfee menulet
on the status bar, then select McAfee Endpoint Protection for Mac Console.
2
On the console dashboard under Activity, click the schedule you want to modify. The schedule
displays the Last Scan Time and Next Scan Schedule.
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Click Modify Scan, make the needed changes, then click Schedule Scan.
To run the scan schedule immediately, select the scan, make the needed changes, then click Schedule
Scan.
Remove an existing scan schedule
Remove the scheduled scan schedule when you no longer need it.
Task
1
Click the McAfee menulet
on the status bar, then select McAfee Endpoint Protection for Mac Console.
2
On the console dashboard, select an existing scan schedule in the left pane.
3
In the bottom left corner of the console, click to remove the selected item.
Using the software on a standalone Mac
Configure custom scan tasks
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