Network Analysis Using Wireshark 2 Cookbook - Second Edition

Exporting an entire or partial file

We can save a whole file or export specific data in various formats and various file types. In the following paragraphs, we will see how to do this.

To save a whole file of captured data, do the following:

• In the File menu, click on Save (or press Ctrl + S) to save the file under its current name
• In the File menu, click on Save as (or press Shift + Ctrl + S) to save the file under a new name

To save a part of a file, for example only displayed data, do the following:

• Navigate to Export Specified Packets under the File menu. You will get the following window:

In the bottom-left area of the window, you ...