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How To Scan An External Hard Drive Through McAfee Antivirus 2017
- By McAfee Support
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- 18 Apr, 2017
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McAfee antivirus 2017 is loaded with the latest features which will provide you the better experience regarding the scanning of your PC. With the help of the McAfee antivirus, you can scan and remove the virus and other harmful threats from your computer. The users who want to scan the external hard drive do not have to worry as with the help of this antivirus software, you can easily scan the external drive for the virus.
With the help of few quick steps you can scan the external hard drive. If any problem occurs while following the steps you can straight away contact McAfee Support Australia.
1. First, make sure that the external hard drive is properly connected to the PC. Plug in the power cord of the hard drive if it requires a power source besides the computer. Switch on the hard drive if it has a manual switch.
2. Double-click on the 'My Computer' icon or click on the 'Start' menu and then click on the 'Computer' option. This window will display all the internal and external hard drives connected to your PC.
3. Locate for the connected hard drive and right-click on the drive and choose the 'Scan for threats' option.
4. Now, follow the onscreen instructions and wait until the antivirus scans the hard drive. The scan may take few minutes to few hours which depend upon the filled storage of your hard drive.
5. After the scan is finished, it will display the results of the scan. If there is no virus on the hard drive the window will display ‘No threat found’ and if the drive contains virus, then you can remove them from the drive by selecting the appropriate option. You can either repair or even delete the virus.
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With the help of few quick steps you can scan the external hard drive. If any problem occurs while following the steps you can straight away contact McAfee Support Australia.
1. First, make sure that the external hard drive is properly connected to the PC. Plug in the power cord of the hard drive if it requires a power source besides the computer. Switch on the hard drive if it has a manual switch.
2. Double-click on the 'My Computer' icon or click on the 'Start' menu and then click on the 'Computer' option. This window will display all the internal and external hard drives connected to your PC.
3. Locate for the connected hard drive and right-click on the drive and choose the 'Scan for threats' option.
4. Now, follow the onscreen instructions and wait until the antivirus scans the hard drive. The scan may take few minutes to few hours which depend upon the filled storage of your hard drive.
5. After the scan is finished, it will display the results of the scan. If there is no virus on the hard drive the window will display ‘No threat found’ and if the drive contains virus, then you can remove them from the drive by selecting the appropriate option. You can either repair or even delete the virus.
Related Blog: How to Create a Bootable McAfee Rescue USB Disk?
Related keyword:
Scan external hard drive
few quick steps to scan external hard drive
Scan An External Hard Drive Through McAfee
