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

Sometimes, after an automatic upgrade, your Tails USB stick might either:

  • Fail to start, often after the message:

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  • Behave weirdly. For example, your keyboard does not work or you cannot connect to a network.

To fix this problem, please try to do a manual upgrade.

The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be preserved.