Author Topic: Ransomware protection only for marked folders or subfolders?  (Read 981 times)

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Offline Klaus211

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When I mark a folder for ransomware protection, will Avast only protect the content of this special folder or the content of subfolders too?

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Re: Ransomware protection only for marked folders or subfolders?
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2021, 10:29:18 PM »
As far as I'm aware it includes sub-folders.
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Re: Ransomware protection only for marked folders or subfolders?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2021, 04:52:48 AM »
Thanks David!

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Re: Ransomware protection only for marked folders or subfolders?
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2021, 01:00:13 PM »
you're welcome.
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