{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Antivirus and Security Software FAQs &amp; Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq","title":"Can Norton scan my external hard drive?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8IODDIe1G5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/can-norton-scan-my-external-hard-drive\/\">Can Norton scan my external hard drive?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/can-norton-scan-my-external-hard-drive\/embed\/#?secret=8IODDIe1G5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Can Norton scan my external hard drive?&#8221; &#8212; Antivirus and Security Software FAQs &amp; Blog\" data-secret=\"8IODDIe1G5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Yes, Norton 360 can scan your external hard drive (hard disk). Scanning it for the first time can be longer. Later on, Norton will only scan the new and changed files. By default, all drives are automatically included in scans, but they have to be online. Manual Scan from Windows Explorer If you want to [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/antivirusaz-faq-blog-logo.png","thumbnail_width":1536,"thumbnail_height":512}