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Settings backup/export/import
In order to avoid problems (including the possibility of bricking my machines) when running updates, especially BIOS, I have to uninstal BitDefender and then reinstall it. It would help if there were a way of exporting all the user-set settings so that they can be imported to the reinstalled BitDefender. If there's a way…
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Bitdefender Total Security-Turn off "Device Scan"
I have several flash drives, SSD and HDD external drives attached to my system. These are "permanent" drives i.e. the ports are not used for plugging in unknown or other drives of any sort. Since the most recent update, BD has taken to scanning all these devices as being "New" at startup. I have been to Antivirus>Settings>…
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Clearing out old folders and files in C:\ProgramData\Bitdefender\Desktop\EnginesTemp
W10 Pro-Bitdefender Total Security 2022 I have a number of empty folders in C:\ProgramData\Bitdefender\Desktop\EnginesTemp, but also a couple with contents over 1.5gb. These are months and years old, and have names like "tmp000ba6b2". When trying to delete these, as Administrator, I am denied access. How do I get rid of…
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Bitdefender update interval setting not saved
I have BD Total Security running on several machines, of which one is an HP laptop (64 bit) with W10 Home. Windows Security Centre keeps reporting that protection i.e. Bitdefender is not up to date. When I look at the Update interval setting, it is set to 8 hours. When I move the slider to a shorter interval, say 2 hours,…
