Scanning removable drives

Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at September 5th, 2025

You can manually scan a removable drive or create a scheduled scan on a removable drive.

To manually scan a removable drive:

  1. Click MyVIPRE.
  2. Hover over Scan.
  3. Select Quick Scan.
  4. During the scan, the progress of the scan displays.
  5. (If applicable) Once the scan completes, click Perform Actions.

To schedule a scan on a removable drive:

  1. Click MyVIPRE, then Schedule Scan. The schedule for scans appears.
  2. Click + New Scan. The New Scan dialog displays.
  3. Click Custom Scan.
  4. Click Choose Location(s).
  5. Click + New Location. Locate the drive and click Select Folder.
  6. Choose when the scan will start and days for the scheduled scan to run.
  7. Click Done. VIPRE displays your scheduled scan on the Schedule Scans screen.

Note: Ensure that the removable drive will be turned on at the time of the scan.