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General information

System requirements and recommended hardware

Warnings: Tails is safe but not magic!

Protecting your identity when using Tails

Limitations of the Tor network

Reducing risks when using untrusted computers

Features and included software

How can I trust Tails?

License and source code distribution

Acknowledgments and similar projects

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OpenPGP keys

Starting Tails

Starting on PC

Starting on Mac

Accessibility

Welcome Screen

Administration password

MAC address anonymization

Introduction to GNOME and the Tails desktop

Why is the time wrong?

Reporting an error using WhisperBack

Shutting down Tails

Uninstalling Tails or resetting a USB stick

Uninstalling Tails from Windows

Uninstalling Tails from macOS

Uninstalling Tails from Linux

Upgrading

Upgrading automatically

Upgrading manually from your Tails

Upgrading manually from Windows

Upgrading manually from macOS

Upgrading manually from Linux

Upgrading manually by cloning from another Tails

Repairing a Tails USB stick that fails to start after an upgrade

Persistent Storage

Creating the Persistent Storage

Configuring the Persistent Storage

Unlocking and using the Persistent Storage

Making a backup of your Persistent Storage

Deleting the Persistent Storage

Installing additional software

Converting dangerous documents to safe PDFs using Dangerzone

Installing additional fonts

Changing the passphrase of the Persistent Storage

Opening your Persistent Storage from another operating system

Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when Tails doesn't start

Recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors

Uncensored and anonymous Internet

Connecting to a local network

Troubleshooting Wi-Fi not working

Signing in to a network using a captive portal

Connecting to the Tor network

Troubleshooting connecting to Tor

Why does Tails use Tor?

Why is Tor slow?

Managing the circuits of Tor

Browsing the web with Tor Browser

Sharing files, websites, and chat rooms using OnionShare

Emailing and reading news with Thunderbird

Exchanging bitcoins using Electrum

Chatting with Pidgin and OTR

Encryption and privacy

Managing passwords using KeePassXC

Creating and using LUKS encrypted volumes

Using VeraCrypt encrypted volumes

Encrypting text and files using GnuPG and Kleopatra

Securely deleting files

Working on sensitive documents

Removing metadata from files

Office suite

Graphics

Sound and video

Editing PDFs

Printing and scanning

Screenshot and screencast

Advanced topics

Running Tails in a virtual machine

GNOME Boxes

virt-manager

Modifying the boot options using the Boot Loader

Starting Tails from an external hard disk or problematic USB stick

Accessing the internal hard disk

Protection against cold boot attacks

Accessing resources on the local network

Enabling a wireless device

Chatting with Dino and OMEMO

Exchanging Monero with Feather

Starting Tails

To learn how to start Tails, refer to our installation instructions on:

Starting Tails on PC
Starting Tails on Mac

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