{"id":8596,"date":"2024-03-14T08:25:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-wireshark-be-set-to-automatically-save-in-ubuntu\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T07:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T07:07:02","slug":"how-can-wireshark-be-set-to-automatically-save-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-wireshark-be-set-to-automatically-save-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wireshark Auto Save Setup Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

To configure Wireshark to automatically save captured packets in Ubuntu, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Wireshark and start capturing packets.<\/li>\n
  2. Choose the “Capture” menu in Wireshark, and then select “Options”.<\/li>\n
  3. In the “Capture Options” dialog box, choose the option “Automatically begin saving captured files” and select the path and file naming format for saving the files.<\/li>\n
  4. You can choose to set a maximum file size for saving or limit the number of files saved. If the file reaches the maximum size or quantity limit, Wireshark will automatically stop saving the file and begin a new one.<\/li>\n
  5. Click on the “Start” button to begin capturing packets and saving them automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After setting up the above steps, Wireshark will automatically save the captured packets to the specified path, and will split the files when reaching the set size or quantity limit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To configure Wireshark to automatically save captured packets in Ubuntu, you can follow these steps: Open Wireshark and start capturing packets. Choose the “Capture” menu in Wireshark, and then select “Options”. 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