Delete a Scan

A standard user or administrator can perform this procedure.

Note: Moving and deleting scans are tag-based, user-specific actions. For example, when one user deletes a scan, it will only move to the trash folder for that user. For other users, the scan remains in the original folder and is updated with a trash tag. For more information, see Scan Folders.

  1. In the top navigation bar, click Scans.

    The My Scans page appears.

  2. Optionally, in the left navigation bar, click a different folder.

  3. On the scans table, on the row corresponding to the scan that you want to delete, click the delete button.

    The scan moves to the Trash folder.

    Note: Keep the following in mind when viewing the All Scans folder, which includes scan configurations that have been moved to the trash folder:

    If you move a triggered agent scan configuration to the trash folder, it no longer creates new scan histories and it does not show in the local scanner's scan list.

    Scan configurations that have been moved to the trash folder do not execute scans, regardless of whether they are enabled (Tenable Nessus Manager allows you enable and disable trashed scan configurations from the All Scans folder).

  4. To delete the scan permanently, in the left navigation bar, click the Trash folder.

    The Trash page appears.

  5. On the scans table, on the row corresponding to the scan that you want to delete permanently, click the delete button.

    A dialog box appears, confirming your selection to delete the scan.

  6. Click the Delete button.

    Tenable Nessus deletes the scan.

Tip: On the Trash page, in the upper right corner, click the Empty Trash button to delete all scans in the Trash folder permanently.