doc.it 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 Contact OpenPGP keys First steps 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 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