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Save Oscilloscope Data Directly to Your PC via SMB — No More USB Drives

June 9, 2026

This article walks through the setup on Windows 10, showing how to use SMB to turn a shared PC folder into an oscilloscope storage target. This approach not only eliminates the hassle of repeatedly plugging and unplugging USB drives, but also sidesteps the all-too-common corporate policy of disabling USB ports. *Note: Your oscilloscope must support … Continued