diff --git a/extension/background.js b/extension/background.js
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+++ b/extension/background.js
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+
+let reply;
+let port;
+
+function connect() {
+    const hostName = 'org.tidepool.uploader';
+    console.log('Connecting to native messaging host', hostName);
+    port = chrome.runtime.connectNative(hostName);
+    port.onMessage.addListener(onNativeMessage);
+    port.onDisconnect.addListener(onDisconnected);
+}
+
+function sendNativeMessage(message) {
+    port.postMessage(message);
+    //port.postMessage('\n');
+    console.log('Sent message:', JSON.stringify(message));
+}
+  
+function onNativeMessage(message) {
+	if (message.msgType == 'info') {
+    	console.log(message.details);
+    } else {
+ 		reply(message);
+ 	}
+}
+  
+function onDisconnected() {
+    console.log('Disconnected: ' + chrome.runtime.lastError.message);
+    port = null;
+    reply({ msgType: 'error', details: 'Disconnected: ' + chrome.runtime.lastError.message });
+}
+
+chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener(
+    function(request, sender, sendResponse) {
+        console.log("Received message from the web page:", request);
+
+        if (request.command == "openDevice") {
+        	connect();
+        }
+        
+        // Process the request here
+        if (port) {
+	        sendNativeMessage(request);
+
+	        reply = sendResponse;
+	        return true; // indicates you will asynchronously use sendResponse
+	    } else {
+	    	sendResponse({ msgType: 'error', details: 'Not connected.'});
+	    }
+    }
+);
diff --git a/extension/icon-128.png b/extension/icon-128.png
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index 000000000..dd2cf75b4
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diff --git a/extension/manifest.json b/extension/manifest.json
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index 000000000..00f3aaf57
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+++ b/extension/manifest.json
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+{
+  "manifest_version": 3,
+  "key": "MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDcBHwzDvyBQ6bDppkIs9MP4ksKqCMyXQ/A52JivHZKh4YO/9vJsT3oaYhSpDCE9RPocOEQvwsHsFReW2nUEc6OLLyoCFFxIb7KkLGsmfakkut/fFdNJYh0xOTbSN8YvLWcqph09XAY2Y/f0AL7vfO1cuCqtkMt8hFrBGWxDdf9CQIDAQAB",
+  "name": "Native Messaging Example",
+  "version": "1.0",
+  "description": "Send a message to a native application.",
+  "icons": {
+    "128": "icon-128.png"
+  },
+  "permissions": [
+    "nativeMessaging"
+  ],
+  "background": {
+    "service_worker": "background.js"
+  },
+  "externally_connectable": {
+    "matches": ["http://localhost:3005/*"]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extension/verio-helper/helper.reg b/extension/verio-helper/helper.reg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2986c288
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+++ b/extension/verio-helper/helper.reg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\org.tidepool.uploader]
+@="C:\\Users\\gerri\\sandbox\\manifest.json"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extension/verio-helper/helper.zig b/extension/verio-helper/helper.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5e767c05
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+++ b/extension/verio-helper/helper.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+const windows = @import("std").os.windows;
+const W = std.unicode.utf8ToUtf16LeStringLiteral;
+const Allocator = std.mem.allocator;
+
+const OpenError = error {
+	InvalidHandle,
+	LockFailed,
+	ReadFailed,	
+};
+
+fn openDevice() !windows.HANDLE {
+    const devicePath = "\\\\.\\E:"; // Change C: to your target volume
+    const FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME = 0x00090018;
+
+    // Open the volume
+    const handle = windows.kernel32.CreateFileW(
+	W(devicePath),
+	windows.GENERIC_READ | windows.GENERIC_WRITE,
+	windows.FILE_SHARE_READ | windows.FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
+	null,
+	windows.OPEN_EXISTING,
+	windows.FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING,
+	null);
+
+    if (handle == windows.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+        try sendReply("error", "Failed to open file");
+        return OpenError.InvalidHandle;
+    }
+	
+    // Lock the volume
+    windows.DeviceIoControl(
+        handle,
+        FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME,
+        null,
+        null,
+    ) catch {
+		try sendReply("error", "Failed to lock volume");
+        windows.CloseHandle(handle);
+        return OpenError.LockFailed;
+    };
+
+    try sendReply("success", "Volume locked successfully");
+    
+    return handle;
+}
+    
+fn checkDevice(handle: windows.HANDLE) !void {
+    const allocator = std.heap.page_allocator;
+    const alignment = 4096;
+    const size = 512;
+
+    const buffer = try allocator.alignedAlloc(u8, alignment, size);
+    defer allocator.free(buffer);
+
+    @memset(buffer, 0);
+
+    try sendReply("info", "Reading from volume..");
+
+    var bytesRead: windows.DWORD = 0;
+    const readSuccess = windows.kernel32.ReadFile(handle, buffer.ptr, size, &bytesRead, null);
+    if (readSuccess == 0) {
+        try sendReply("error", "Failed to read from volume");
+		return OpenError.ReadFailed;
+    }
+
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    const printAllocator = gpa.allocator();
+
+    const slice = try std.fmt.allocPrint(printAllocator, "Read {d} bytes from volume.", .{bytesRead});
+	defer printAllocator.free(slice);
+    try sendReply("info", slice);
+    try sendReply("data", buffer[0x2b..0x3b]);
+}
+
+fn retrieveData(seekOffset: u64, linkLayerFrame: []const u8, handle: windows.HANDLE ) !void {
+    const allocator = std.heap.page_allocator;
+    const alignment = 4096;
+    const size = 512;
+
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    const printAllocator = gpa.allocator();
+    
+	const buffer = try allocator.alignedAlloc(u8, alignment, size);
+	defer allocator.free(buffer);
+
+	@memset(buffer, 0);
+	@memcpy(buffer[0..linkLayerFrame.len], linkLayerFrame);
+
+	try sendReply("info", "Sending request");
+
+	_ = try windows.WriteFile(handle, buffer, seekOffset);
+
+	@memset(buffer, 0);
+
+	const bytesRead = try windows.ReadFile(handle, buffer, seekOffset);
+
+	const slice = try std.fmt.allocPrint(printAllocator, "Read {d} bytes from volume.", .{bytesRead});
+	defer printAllocator.free(slice);
+	try sendReply("info", slice);
+	try sendReply("data", buffer);
+}
+
+pub fn main() !void { 
+
+    const stdin = std.io.getStdIn().reader();
+    var buffer: [4096]u8 = undefined;
+   	var handle: windows.HANDLE = undefined;
+
+   	var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+   	const allocator = gpa.allocator();
+
+   	const Message = struct {
+   		command: []u8,
+   		request: [512]u8 = undefined,
+   		seekOffset: u64 = 0,
+   	};
+
+    while (true) {
+
+	    // Read the length of the incoming message
+	    _ = try stdin.read(&buffer);
+	    
+	    const length = std.mem.readInt(u32, buffer[0..4], .little);
+	    
+	    // Read the message based on the length
+	    const message = std.mem.bytesAsSlice(u8, buffer[4..(length+4)]);
+
+	    const parsed = try std.json.parseFromSlice(
+	        Message,
+	        allocator,
+	        message,
+	        .{},
+	    );
+
+	    const data = parsed.value;
+
+	    if (std.mem.eql(u8, data.command, "openDevice")) {
+	    	try sendReply("info", "Trying to open device");
+			handle = try openDevice();
+		}
+
+		if (std.mem.eql(u8, data.command, "checkDevice")) {
+			try sendReply("info", "Checking device");
+			try checkDevice(handle);
+		}
+
+		if (std.mem.eql(u8, data.command, "retrieveData")) {
+			try sendReply("info", "Retrieving data");
+			try retrieveData(data.seekOffset, &data.request, handle);
+		}
+
+		if (std.mem.eql(u8, data.command, "closeDevice")) {
+			try sendReply("info", "Closing device");
+			break;
+		}
+
+		parsed.deinit();
+	}
+
+	// exit gracefully
+	windows.CloseHandle(handle);
+	std.os.exit(0);
+}
+
+
+
+fn sendReply(msgtype: []const u8, result: []const u8) !void {
+    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
+    
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
+    const allocator = gpa.allocator();
+    var string = std.ArrayList(u8).init(allocator);
+
+    const Reply = struct {
+    	msgType: []const u8,
+        details: []const u8,
+    };
+    
+    const x = Reply{
+    	.msgType = msgtype,
+        .details = result,
+    };
+
+    try std.json.stringify(x, .{}, string.writer());
+    const response = try string.toOwnedSlice();
+            
+    var response_length: [4]u8 = undefined;
+    std.mem.writeInt(u32, &response_length, @intCast(response.len), .little);
+    _ = try stdout.write(&response_length);
+    _ = try stdout.writeAll(response);
+}
diff --git a/extension/verio-helper/manifest.json b/extension/verio-helper/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31cca5f37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/verio-helper/manifest.json
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+{
+	"name": "org.tidepool.uploader",
+	"description": "Tidepool Uploader",
+	"path": "C:\\Users\\gerri\\sandbox\\native-msg.exe",
+	"type": "stdio",
+	"allowed_origins": [
+		"chrome-extension://knldjmfmopnpolahpmmgbagdohdnhkik/"
+	]
+}