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[[!meta title="Deleting the Persistent Storage"]]
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<div class="caution">
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<!-- We should get rid of this warning once we have #8436 (Wipe the LUKS header when deleting a persistent volume). -->
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<p>This technique is fast but might not prevent a strong attacker from recovering files from an old Persistent Storage using advanced [[data recovery techniques|encryption_and_privacy/secure_deletion#why]].</p>
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<p>To securely delete the Persistent Storage, you have to [[securely delete the entire USB stick|encryption_and_privacy/secure_deletion#erase-device]], which is a much slower operation.</p>
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Start Tails from the USB stick on which you want to delete the Persistent Storage.
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In the Welcome Screen, keep the Persistent Storage locked.
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Choose <span class="menuchoice"> <span class="guimenu">Applications</span> ▸ <span class="guisubmenu">Tails</span> ▸ <span class="guimenuitem">Delete persistent volume</span></span>.
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Click <span class="guilabel">Delete</span>.
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