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Offline Leah96xxx

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Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« on: May 04, 2019, 12:55:32 AM »
How long does the repair installation (via Avast settings) usually take?

I started the repair shortly after Casino Royale 2006 started on TV and it's still going after the end of the film. It's just sitting saying "repairing" with a spinning circle. I don't want to restart my computer to force it to cancel in case I corrupt my Avast installation.

I'm running Avast Free 2019 on Win10. I can't get the app version and build number since I'm locked out of it while it carries out the repair.

If I knew it would take this long I would have done it through the "Apps and Features" menu instead so I could at least see the progress bar.
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Re: Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2019, 01:06:19 AM »
That doesn't sound right.
Try the Repair from Programs and Features/Avast then choose "Uninstall" and there will be a "Repair" option provided.
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Re: Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2019, 01:08:12 AM »
I would do that but I'm still locked out of the app while it tries to repair itself. Would I be OK to cancel it by restarting my computer?
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Re: Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2019, 01:46:50 AM »
Quote from: Leah13 on May 04, 2019, 01:08:12 AM
I would do that but I'm still locked out of the app while it tries to repair itself. Would I be OK to cancel it by restarting my computer?

Well, one can't wait indefinitely.
I personally have never had a 'Repair' last longer than 5 maybe 10 minutes tops including Reboot.
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Re: Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2019, 01:50:32 AM »
UPDATE: I cancelled the dodgy repair by rebooting. It seems like that repair didn't actually do anything anyway. I successfully carried out the repair through the Control Panel however this still hasn't fixed the issue I was trying to repair in the first place (I'll post a new thread about that).

Thanks for your advice.
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Re: Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2019, 01:54:21 AM »
Quote from: Leah13 on May 04, 2019, 01:50:32 AM
UPDATE: I cancelled the dodgy repair by rebooting. It seems like that repair didn't actually do anything anyway. I successfully carried out the repair through the Control Panel however this still hasn't fixed the issue I was trying to repair in the first place (I'll post a new thread about that).

Thanks for your advice.
If Repair doesn't fix the problem, try the following:
If your Avast settings are not the default settings and you want them restored after the Clean Install, follow this before removing Avast.
https://goo.gl/TXjM7h
Clean Install of Avast:
https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
If you need additional help with the Clean Install, watch this:
https://youtu.be/p-h3myRD51A
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Re: Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2019, 02:01:10 AM »
You're welcome,
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Re: Avast 2019 repair taking ages
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2019, 02:04:07 AM »
Hi Bob, I already posted my new thread before I noticed your reply.

I'll try a clean install and if that doesn't work I'll moan directly to Avast support
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