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Q. A lot of disk space is occupied by eScan “FBackUp” folder in my Local Drive. What is it used for and how can we stop this ?

A. FBackUp is a folder created by eScan, which is used to take auto-backup of clean files having extensions *.EXE, *.DLL, *.OCX, *.SYS, *.DRV, and *.CPL after scanning, these files are stored in an encrypted format.

Configuring / Checking pre-requisite disk space for Auto-backup to function

The eScan Auto-backup will first check for the minimum available space limit defined for a hard disk drive. If the minimum define space is available then only the Auto-backup will function, if not it will stop without notifying.

Below is the step from which one can define the space limit required for Auto Backup to work:-

1. Select the location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> MicroWorld (Refer:- FAQ - How to start the windows registry editor?)
2. On the right hand side select the DWORD, DWMinDiskSpaceRequiredMB
3. Double click on DWMinDiskSpaceRequiredMB
4. The Default Value is 500 (Decimal) which is equivalent to 500 MB. Change the Value Data from 500 (Decimal) to any desired value.
5. Click OK

Note In above case when the hard disk drive has less than 500Mb of free space, the Auto-Backup will stop.

How to stop Auto-backup Feature (FBackUp)

1. Select the location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> MicroWorld (Refer:- FAQ - How to start the windows registry editor?)
2. On the right hand side select the DWORD, DWBackUpX
3. Double click on DWBackUpX
4. The Default Value is 1. Change the Value Data from 1 to 0. This will stop the Auto-BackUp feature.
5. Click OK

How to change the location of Auto-Backup folder(FBackUp)

1. Click on Start >> Programs >> eScan for Windows >> eScan Protection Center
2. Click on Protection >> File Anti-Virus >> Settings >> Options
3. Expand the link “For quarantining of infected objects”
4. Double click “Use Folder name”
5. By Default the path is C:\Program Files\eScan\Infected. eScan will automatically create folder namde "FBackUp" in C:\Program Files\eScan\ and start storing the clean files.
6. Change this path to a different location. For example: If you select D:\Infected, then the "FBackUp" folder will automatically be created in D:\FBackUp
7. Any path you given it will create "FBackup" in the root directory of the path given.

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