Title: Scan files off
Last modified: August 4, 2020

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# Scan files off

 *  Resolved [neretva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neretva18/)
 * (@neretva18)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-files-off/)
 * I have received this message and have no idea what I must do because I don’t 
   know what files are referring to. Please, could you advise me ?.
 * The option “Scan files outside your WordPress installation” is off by default,
   which means 2 paths and their file(s) will not be scanned for malware or unauthorized
   changes. To continue skipping these paths, you may ignore this issue. Or to start
   scanning them, enable the option and subsequent scans will include them. Some
   paths may not be necessary to scan, so this is optional. Learn More
 * The paths skipped are ~/.quarantine and ~/.tmb

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 *  [WFSupport](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfsupport/)
 * (@wfsupport)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-files-off/#post-13208506)
 * There should be a link there to click. Try checking the box next to “Scan files
   outside your WordPress installation” which is what the link points to. Don’t 
   forget to save the changes before leaving the page. That would remove that warning.
 * Tim
 *  Thread Starter [neretva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neretva18/)
 * (@neretva18)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-files-off/#post-13209013)
 * The point is I don’t know which option I should click on, or “ ignored this message“
   or “ enable this option “ to scan files too outside WordPress installation since
   this option is not marked by default.
    I don’t know if “ The paths skipped are
   ~/.quarantine and ~/.tmb “is necessary to scan.
 * Thanks for your support.

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 * Last reply from: [neretva](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neretva18/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/scan-files-off/#post-13209013)
 * Status: resolved