Title: Scan Failed
Last modified: October 2, 2021

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# Scan Failed

 *  Resolved [adminand376](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adminand376/)
 * (@adminand376)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-failed-62/)
 * Hello, do you have a solution for my problem with the Wordfence plugin. Thank
   you
 * -Problem
    Scan Failed The current scan looks like it has failed. Its last status
   update was 5 minutes ago. You may continue to wait in case it resumes or stop
   and restart the scan. Some sites may need adjustments to run scans reliably
 * Thanks
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fscan-failed-62%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [wfpeter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfpeter/)
 * (@wfpeter)
 * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-failed-62/#post-14934834)
 * Hi [@adminand376](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adminand376/), thanks for
   getting in touch.
 * Can you do the following so I can get the information I need to help you?
    - Stop the existing scan if it is still running (The “Start New Scan” button
      turns in to a “Stop” button while the scan is running).
    - Go to your Wordfence > Scan > Manage Scan and locate the “Performance Options”
      section. Set “Maximum execution time for each scan stage” to 20.
    - Click to “Save Changes”.
    - Go to the Tools > Diagnostics page.
    - In the “Debugging Options” section check the circle “Enable debugging mode”.
    - Click to “Save Changes”.
    - Start a new scan on the Scan page.
    - If the scan fails again, copy the last 20 lines or so from the Log (click 
      the “Show Log” link) once the scan finishes and paste them in the post.
 * Thanks,
 * Peter.

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-failed-62/#post-14934834)
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