McAfee VSF08EMB3RUA User Guide - Page 125

Chapter 23 Introduction 123 Scheduling a task Task Scheduler automates the frequency with which QuickClean or Disk Defragmenter runs on your computer. For example, you can schedule a QuickClean task to empty your Recycle Bin every Sunday at 9:00 P.M. or a Disk Defragmenter task to defragment your computer's hard drive on the last day of every month. You can create, modify, or delete a task at any time. You must be logged in to your computer for a scheduled task to run. If a task does not run for any reason, it will be rescheduled five minutes after you log in again. Schedule a QuickClean task You can schedule a QuickClean task to automatically clean your computer using one or more cleaners. When finished, under QuickClean Summary, you can view the date and time when your task is scheduled to run again. 1 Open the Task Scheduler pane. How? 1. On the McAfee SecurityCenter, under Common Tasks, click Maintain Computer. 2. Under Task Scheduler, click Start. 2 In the Select operation to schedule list, click McAfee QuickClean. 3 Type a name for your task in the Task name box, and then click Create. 4 Do one of the following: ƒ Click Next to accept the cleaners in the list. ƒ Select or clear the appropriate cleaners, and then click Next. If you select the Recently Used Cleaner, you can click Properties to select or clear the files that have been recently created with the programs in the list, and then click OK. ƒ Click Restore Defaults to restore the default cleaners, and then click Next. 5 Do one of the following: ƒ Click Schedule to accept the default No, I want to delete files using standard Windows deletion. ƒ Click Yes, I want to securely erase my files using Shredder, specify the number of passes, up to 10, and then click Schedule.