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Exluding Time Machine backups from Sophos system scan

I'm having the same problem as a lot of people – that the Sophos system scan hangs halfway through, and Console indicates this happens while it's scanning Time Machine backups.  I've tried to exclude Time Machine backups from the scan, but nothing I try seems to work – can someone tell me exactly what I have to put in the exceptions field to get Sophos to stop trying to scan the backups?  At the moment, I have /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/ and that hasn't worked, I've also tried /Volumes/Time Machine Backups/Backups.backupdb.

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  • Thanks, but I'm using Sophos Home rather than Sophos Anti-Virus, and I can't see any way to browse for the files or folders I want to exclude from the scan, I can only type in a path for them in the online Home Dashboard, and that's what I can't get to work.
  • i too am not using the same software so I need to know how to exclude time machine on the Sophos home for mac version 1.2.0 I cannot see any way to do it. I searched for how to exclude time machine in the scan but cannot find any help on the steps. i am on mac el capitan and i am also over 70 yrs old and really trying to protect myself. i used the older version and it had more options on sophos-it even allowed me to set up a weekly scan but this new one is not as user friendly for me. Please be kind and helpful not critical. 

    SBeckas