Delay Agent scan at startup

Each time the Agent starts, it scans your computer for files that require backup. Starting with Agent version 4.11, you can delay this scan for up to 60 minutes if your administrative policy allows.

NOTE: If your Agent automatically starts when you log on, a delayed scan can improve your system's startup performance because the scan begins after other applications have completed their initial processing.

However, delaying the scan also delays any backup that results from it. Therefore, to ensure that Connected protects your files as soon as possible after you log on, delay the scan only if your system performance at startup is slow because many applications start at that time.

To delay the Agent scan at startup

  1. Access the Agent's preference settings.

    Right-click the Connected icon (green square with the white letters "CMX") in the Windows notification area (for macOS, click the icon in the menu bar), and then click Preferences.

  2. On the General tab, do one of the following:

    • To delay the Agent scan at startup, select Delay scan after Connected starts, and then enter a number from 1 through 60 to specify the length of the delay in minutes.
    • To prevent a scan delay at startup, clear the Delay scan after Connected starts check box.

  3. On Windows-based computers, click OK.

  4. (Optional) If you delayed the scan, ensure that the Agent starts automatically when you log on to the computer if possible.

    Although this preference setting delays the scan any time the Agent starts, its greatest impact is if your Agent automatically starts when you log on to the computer because many applications also start at that time.