[[!meta title="Recovering the Persistent Storage of a broken Tails"]]
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If your Tails becomes broken, for example, if it no longer starts,you can follow these instructions to try to rescuecover data from your Persistent Storage.
If your Tails becomes broken, for example, if it no longer starts, follow these instructions to try to recover data from your Persistent Storage.
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<p>It is advisable toWe recommend you always keep a current backup of your Persistent Storage. To learn how to create a backup of your Persistent Storage, see our [[instructions on how to back up your Persistent Storage to another Tails USB stick|backup]].</p>
<p>We recommend you always keep a current backup of your Persistent Storage. To learn how to create a backup of your Persistent Storage, see our [[instructions on how to back up your Persistent Storage to another Tails USB stick|backup]].</p>
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Install Tails on a new USB stick onto which you want to rescuecover your Persistent Storage. Make sure that this new USB stick is at least as large as the USB stick that has your broken Tails on it.
Install Tails on a new USB stick onto which you want to recover your Persistent Storage. Make sure that this new USB stick is at least as large as the USB stick that has your broken Tails on it.
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<p>Make sure that all applications are closed before continuing with these instructions. Otherwise, the Persistent Storage might not be properly rescucovered from your broken Tails.</p>
<p>Make sure that all applications are closed before continuing with these instructions. Otherwise, the Persistent Storage might not be properly recovered from your broken Tails.</p>
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AIf the Persistent Storage of your broken Tails is recognized, a new encrypted volume appears in the sidebar of the *Files* browser. Click on it and enter the passphrase of your broken Tails to unlock the volume.
If the Persistent Storage of your broken Tails is recognized, a new encrypted volume appears in the sidebar of the *Files* browser. Click on it and enter the passphrase of your broken Tails to unlock the volume.
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<p>If ano encrypted volume does notappears, then you might not be able to rescuecover the Persistent Storage of your broken Tails.</p>
<p>If no encrypted volume appears, then you might not be able to recover the Persistent Storage of your broken Tails.</p>
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<p>If an encrypted volume does not appear, then you might not be able to rescueTry to [[check the file system of the Persistent Storage|check]] ofn your broken Tails.</p>
sent 32.32M bytesreceived 1.69K bytes21.55M bytes/sec total size is 32.30Mspeedup is 1.00
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You can now eject the <span class="guilabel">TailsData</span> volume in the <span class="application">Files</span> browser and unplug the USB stick that has your broken Tails on it.
You can now eject the <span class="guilabel">TailsData</span> volume in the <span class="application">Files</span> browser and unplug the USB stick that has your broken Tails on it.