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Make sure that you have installed Tails using either:
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[[<i>balenaEtcher</i> from macOS|install/mac#etcher]]
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[[<i>balenaEtcher</i> from Windows|install/windows#etcher]]
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[[<i>GNOME Disks</i> from Linux|install/linux#install]]
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[[the Linux command line|install/expert#install]]
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Shut down the computer.
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Shut down the computer while leaving the USB stick plugged in.
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Plug in the other Tails USB stick that you want to install from.
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Plug in your Tails USB stick.
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Switch on the computer.
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Immediately press-and-hold the <span class="keycap">Option</span> key (<span class="keycap">⌥</span> or <span class="keycap">Alt</span>key) when the startup chime is played.
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Hold the key pressed until a list of possible startup disks appears.
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/mac_option_key.png link="no" alt="'Option' or 'alt' key in the bottom left of Mac keyboard"]]
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Choose the USB stick and press <span class="keycap">Enter</span>. The USB stick appears as an external hard disk and might be labeled <span class="guilabel">EFI Boot</span> or <span class="guilabel">Windows</span> like in the following screenshot:
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/mac_startup_usb.png link="no" alt="Screen with the logo of an internal hard disk labeled 'Macintosh HD' and an external hard disk labelled 'Windows' (selected)"]]
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If the USB stick does not appear in the list of startup disks:
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[[!inline pages="install/inc/steps/basic_troubleshooting.inline" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
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If your computer still does not display the Boot Loader, it might currently be impossible to start Tails on your computer.
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If your Mac displays the following error:
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