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Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« on: February 23, 2017, 12:54:24 PM »
I am using Avast Free  version 12.
I can't find the virus chest in the GUI.  Please advise me of how to find it.  Thanks
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2017, 02:00:57 PM »
Thank you.
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2017, 04:04:31 PM »
By far the quickest option is to right click on the avast tray icon and select Virus Chest.
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2017, 08:26:23 PM »
By far the quickest option is to right click on the avast tray icon and select Virus Chest.

Thanks, David--I never noticed that was there.
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2017, 09:43:06 PM »
You're welcome.

We have been pushing for more beneficial shortcuts in that menu, to avoid having to dig down in the UI to find that option.
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2017, 09:44:32 PM »
People keep proving my point and some just wouldn't listen about the GUI design choices...
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2017, 11:15:13 PM »
People keep proving my point and some just wouldn't listen about the GUI design choices...
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2017, 01:00:16 AM »
It's true... currently the virus chest is very hard to locate if you've never seen it before.

This thread is a perfect example.
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2017, 01:05:43 AM »
It's true... currently the virus chest is very hard to locate if you've never seen it before.
Thats why there is something called FAQ section, that no one seems to use


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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2017, 03:12:09 PM »
It's true... currently the virus chest is very hard to locate if you've never seen it before.
Thats why there is something called FAQ section, that no one seems to use
This also does the trick:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=93544.msg1372493#msg1372493
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Re: Location of virus chest for quarentined files
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2017, 03:37:21 PM »
Or simply place Virus Chest in location where it makes sense and you don't have to write FAQ's and help files and other nonsense for people to find it...
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