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- Configuring the Persistent Storage
To configure the Persistent Storage, choose Applications ▸ Tails ▸ Persistent Storage.
Since Tails 5.8 (December 2022), your data corresponding to each feature of the Persistent Storage is stored to the USB stick immediately. You don't have to restart Tails anymore after enabling a new feature.
For example, when you enable the Tor Browser Bookmarks feature of the Persistent Storage, your current bookmarks are saved in the Persistent Storage immediately.
Sólo las funcionalidades listadas aquí pueden hacerse persistentes por el momento.
We are often asked to implement new features of the Persistent Storage: Tor Browser preferences, Tor configuration, desktop background, mouse and touchpad settings, and so on. See the list of issues about the Persistent Storage in our GitLab.
Personal Documents
When the Persistent Folder feature is turned on, you can save your personal files and working documents in the Persistent folder.
To open the Persistent folder, choose .
Tor Browser can only access the Tor Browser subfolder in the Persistent folder. You can only save your downloads to the Persistent/Tor Browser folder. To upload a file, you must copy it to the Persistent/Tor Browser folder first.
System Settings
When the Welcome Screen feature is turned on, the settings from the Welcome Screen are saved in the Persistent Storage: language, keyboard, and additional settings.
Para recuperar tu configuración cuando inicies Tails, desbloquea el Almacenamiento Persistente en la Pantalla de Bienvenida.
Cuando la funcionalidad de Impresora está activada, la configuración de las impresoras se guarda en el Almacenamiento Persistente.
Network
When the Network Connections feature is turned on, the password for Wi-Fi networks and configuration of wired networks are saved in the Persistent Storage.
When the Tor Bridge feature is turned on, the last Tor bridge that you used to connect to Tor successfully is saved in the Persistent Storage.
Applications
When the Tor Browser Bookmarks feature is turned on, changes to the bookmarks in Tor Browser are saved in the Persistent Storage.
When the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet feature is turned on, the bitcoin wallet and preferences of the Electrum bitcoin client are saved in the Persistent Storage.
When the Thunderbird Email Client feature is turned on, the email, feeds, and OpenPGP keys in the Thunderbird email client are saved in the Persistent Storage.
When the GnuPG feature is turned on, the OpenPGP keys that you create or import in GnuPG and Kleopatra are saved in the Persistent Storage.
Since Tails 4.13 (November 2020), Thunderbird uses its own OpenPGP keyring, different from the keyring used by GnuPG and Kleopatra. You don't need to enable the GnuPG feature anymore if you only use OpenPGP encryption in Thunderbird.
When the Pidgin Internet Messenger feature is turned on, all the configuration files of the Pidgin internet messenger are saved in the Persistent Storage:
- The configuration of your accounts, contacts, and chats
- Your OTR encryption keys and keyring
The content of the discussions is not saved, unless you configure Pidgin to do so.
All the configuration options are available from the graphical interface of Pidgin. You don't need to manually edit or overwrite the configuration files.
When the SSH Client feature is turned on, all the files related to the Secure Shell (SSH) client are saved in the Persistent Storage:
- Las llaves SSH que generas o importas
- Las llaves públicas de los hosts a los que te conectas
- El archivo de configuración SSH en ~/.ssh/config
Advanced Settings
Cuando la funcionalidad de Software Adicional está habilitada, una lista de software adicional de tu elección se instala automáticamente cada vez que inicias Tails.
Los paquetes correspondientes de software se guardan en el Almacenamiento Persistente. Estos se actualizan automáticamente por seguridad cada vez que se establece una conexión de red.
Los paquetes incluidos en Tails se verifican cuidadosamente por seguridad. Instalar paquetes adicionales podría romper la seguridad incorporada en Tails, por lo que debes tener cuidado con lo que instalas.
Cuando la funcionalidad de Dotfiles está activada:
Todos los archivos en la carpeta /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles están ligados en la carpeta Home utilizando enlances simbólicos de Linux.
Todos los archivos en las subcarpetas de /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles están también ligados en la subcarpeta correspondiente de Home utilizando enlaces simbólicos de Linux.
A shortcut is provided in the left pane of the Files browser and in the Places menu in the top navigation bar to access the /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles folder.
Por ejemplo, teniendo los siguientes archivos en /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles:
/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles
├── file_a
├── folder
│ ├── file_b
│ └── subfolder
│ └── file_c
└── emptyfolder
Produce el siguiente resultado en /home/amnesia:
/home/amnesia
├── file_a → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/file_a
└── folder
├── file_b → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/folder/file_b
└── subfolder
└── file_c → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/folder/subfolder/file_c
The Dotfiles feature only links specific files, and not entire folders, from the Persistent Storage. Accordingly, empty folders are ignored, as shown in the above example.
On Tails and Linux in general, the name of configuration files often starts with a dot and are sometimes called dotfiles for this reason. The Dotfiles feature of the Persistent Storage makes it easy to persist such "dotfiles", for example ~/.gitconfig or ~/.bashrc.
Be careful if you use the Dotfiles feature to overwrite the default settings.
The programs included in Tails are carefully configured with security in mind. You can weaken your security if you change the defaults.
The anonymity of Tor and Tails relies on making it harder to distinguish one Tails user from another. In some cases, changing the default settings can break your anonymity.
Guarda la configuración de tus pantallas
Si tienes más de una pantalla (por ejemplo, dos monitores o un proyector) puedes guardar la configuración de tus pantallas usando la funcionalidad Dotfiles.
Activa la funcionalidad Dotfiles y reinicia Tails.
Choose Applications ▸ System Tools ▸ Settings to open the Settings utility.
Choose Displays in the Settings utility.
Configura tus pantallas.
Choose Places ▸ Dotfiles to open the /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles folder in the Files browser.
Haz click en el botón
en la barra de título,
y elige Mostrar archivos ocultos.Crea un directorio llamado .config (config precedido por un punto).
Copia el archivo .config/monitors.xml de tu directorio Home a /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/.config.
Deleting the data corresponding to a feature
When you turn off a feature of the Persistent Storage:
The data of the feature is not available anymore in Tails.
For example:
If you turn off the Persistent Folder feature, the documents saved in Places ▸ Persistent are not available anymore.
If you turn off the Electrum Bitcoin Wallet feature, the wallet used by Electrum is not available anymore.
The data of the feature is still saved in the USB stick.
A Delete Data button appears in the setting of the feature.
Click the Delete Data button to delete the corresponding data from the USB stick.
Turn on the feature again to restore the data and make it available in Tails again.