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description: Stop a scan before it finishes to run a different scan or edit the policy settings and run the updated scan policy.
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# Stop a Running Scan

Stop a scan before it finishes to run a different scan or edit the policy settings and run the updated scan policy.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Professional, Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions with the Salesforce Shield or Data Detect Licenses.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d40954e60 ">To stop a running scan</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d40954e60 ">Manage user access to Data Detect feature</td>

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1. Open the policy of the currently running scan.
2. From the Scan Status card, click **Stop Scan**.
3. Click **Stop Scan**.

The scan stops. This process takes a few minutes and running another scan queues it to run when the scan stops completely. Results of the objects scanned before the scan stopped are available from the Job Sessions page.