Exclusions on anti-virus on default Shireburn installation paths for SIMS

Exclusions on anti-virus on default Shireburn installation paths

For the best performance practice, it is recommended to set an exclusion on the default Shireburn installations paths listed below.

It is important to exclude the whole Shireburn folder directory located on the server or local machine.

Examples:
  1. \\servername\Shireburn\
  2. C:\Shireburn\
  3. D:\Shireburn\

The installation path should always be C:\Program Files (x86)\Shireburn\ or  C:\Program Files\Shireburn\.


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