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We recommend you to create another Tails to store your backup by cloning from your current Tails. This way, if your Tails is lost or damaged, you can replace it immediately with your backup Tails.
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Start on the Tails USB stick that you want to back up and clone *from*.
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Enter a passphrase for the Persistent Storage on the new USB stick in the **Passphrase** text box.
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Enter the same passphrase again in the **Confirm** text box.
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Click **Delete All Data and Install** to confirm.
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Cloning takes a few minutes.
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<p>The progress bar usually freezes for some time
while synchronizing data on disk.</p>
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Start on your current Tails.
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Plug in your backup Tails USB stick.
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<p>Each time you update your backup, only the files that have changed
are copied.</p>
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If your backup Tails has an outdated version of Tails, we recommend you upgrade it by cloning your current Tails using <span class="application">Tails Cloner</span>. For detailed instructions, see how to [[manually upgrade from another Tails|upgrade/clone#upgrade]].
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If you prefer updating your backup Tails from a terminal:
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Choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Accessories**&nbsp;▸ **Files** to open the *Files* browser.
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A new encrypted volume appears in the sidebar of the
*Files* browser. Click on it and enter the
passphrase of your backup Tails to unlock the volume.
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When the command finishes, it displays a summary of the data that was
copied. For example:
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