Features of incremental scan
May 15, 2024
ID 92800
Incremental (partial) scan is a type of file scan during which the application only scans files that have been modified since the previous scan. By default, incremental scanning is enabled. The application performs a full scan at the first task run; all further runs enable incremental scans. The application does not scan files that have not been modified. Modifying the scan task may cause the search scope to include files that have not yet been scanned. The application performs a full scan of those files.
Dependency of the incremental scan on changes made to the scan task settings
Scan setting | Setting modification | Scan type | Files scanned by the application |
Data categories
| No. No data categories have been modified in the task. | Incremental | Modified files only. |
Yes. A new data category (or multiple ones) has been added to the scan task. | Full and incremental | All files are scanned for presence of the specified new categories. Modified files for presence of specified categories that have been used during the previous task run. | |
Yes. The contents of a data category (or multiple ones) have been modified. | Incremental | Only modified files by updated categories. | |
Scanned websites
| No. | Incremental | Modified files only. |
Yes. A new SharePoint website (or multiple websites) has been selected. | Full and incremental | All files located on new SharePoint websites. Modified files on websites that have been scanned during the previous task run. |
