Install Tails by cloning

Upgrade your Tails by cloning

In this step, you will upgrade your Tails from the other intermediary Tails using Tails Cloner.

1. Plug the new your Tails USB stick into the computer.

   All the data on this USB stick will be lost.

2. Choose Applications ▸ Tails ▸ Tails Cloner to start Tails Cloner.

   

   If the other Tails has a Persistent Storage, another option Clone the current Persistent Storage is available.

   

   • If you leave the option Clone the current Persistent Storage deselected, the Persistent Storage of your Tails USB stick will be preserved when upgrading and the Persistent Storage of the other Tails will not be copied.

   • If you select the option Clone the current Persistent Storage, the Persistent Storage of the other Tails will also be copied when upgrading. You will lose all the data in your Persistent Storage, if you have one.

3. Choose the new your USB stick in the Target USB stick menu.

4. To start the installation, click on the Install button. upgrade, click on the Upgrade button.

5. Read the warning message in the confirmation dialog.

   There is currently no confirmation dialog when upgrading. (#20247)

6. Click Delete All Data and Install to confirm.

   The installation upgrade takes a few minutes.

   The progress bar usually freezes for some time while synchronizing data on disk.

7. After the installation finishes, close Tails Cloner.