Preferences → Scan Settings


MetaDefender Drive enables you to adjust scan settings including the file sizes and scan timeouts. To adjust these settings navigate to Settings → Preferences → Scan Settings page, and click Edit Settings

The available settings in the Scan Settings window are:
Max File Size to scan [in megabytes]:
- The default maximum size of a single file per scan is set to 200MB
- The maximum file size per scan depends on the available space of the Drive itself
Max Minutes to Scan a File [in minutes]
Max Minutes per Engine to Scan a File [in minutes]
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