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  • We set up the normal exclusions - some by file extension, some by directory exclusion. And then do a full scan over the weekend maintenance window.

    Seems like a common compromise.

    Running default settings was a noticeable hit. Lots of I/O and CPU was being consumed, especially during nightly ETL and Cube Builds.

    Greg E