1. You can now save your personal files and working documents in the <span class="guilabel">Persistent</span> folder. To open the <span class="guilabel">Persistent</span> folder choose <span class="menuchoice"> <span class="guimenu">Places</span> ▸⸠<span class="guimenuitem">Persistent</span></span>.
<p>You should regularly [[make a backup of your Persistent Storage|doc/first_steps/persistence/backup]] in case your Tails USB stick becomes lost or damaged.</p>
<p>Nous vous conseillons de faire régulièrement [[une copie de sauvegarde de votre stockage persistant|doc/first_steps/persistence/backup]] au cas où vous perdiez ou endommagiez votre clé USB Tails .</p>
<p>You should regularly [[make a backup of your Persistent Storage|doc/first_steps/persistence/backup]] in case your Tails USB stick becomes lost or damaged.</p>
<div class="tip"> <p>We recommend choosing a long passphrase made of five to seven random words. <a href="https://theintercept.com/2015/03/26/passphrases-can-memorize-attackers-cant-guess/">Learn moreSee this article about memorizable and secure passphrases.</a></p> </div>
<p>If you want to save some of your documents and configuration in an encrypted storage on your <span class="clone">new</span> Tails USB stick, follow our instructions until the end. Otherwise, have a look at our <span class="winstall-clonedows">[[final recommendations|clonewindows#recommendations]].</span> <span class="expertmac">[[final recommendations|expert/usbmac#recommendations]].</span> <span class="wlindowsux">[[final recommendations|wlin/usbux#recommendations]].</span> <span class="macexpert">[[final recommendations|mac/usbexpert#recommendations]].</span> <span class="mapc-clone">[[final recommendations|mac/clone#recommendations]].</span> <span class="linuxmac-clone">[[final recommendations|linux/usbclone/mac#recommendations]].</span> </p>
After establishing a connection to a local network, the *Tor Connection* assistant appears to help you [[connect to the Tor network|doc/anonymous_internet/tor]].