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Plug in the USB stick that you want to uninstall.
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Make sure that the USB stick that you want to uninstall is unplugged.
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<p>To uninstall a Tails USB stick while running Tails from that same USB
stick, add the <code>toram</code> boot option in the <i>Boot Loader</i>. See
[[uninstalling Tails using Tails itself|tails]].</p>
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Start on Linux or Tails.
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[[!inline pages="doc/first_steps/uninstall.intro" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
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[[!meta title="Uninstalling Tails using Linux"]]
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You can try to uninstall the USB stick again using *Disk Utility* from the beginning of this page.
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<p>If you are not sure about the device, stop proceeding.</p>
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Formatting the USB stick using the command line
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To reset the USB stick, select the **Erase** button in the top middle.
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<p>If you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>
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<p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</p>
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<div class="caution">
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In the list of storage devices, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to uninstall, its brand, its size, etc.
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Plug in the USB stick that you want to uninstall.
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Make sure that the USB stick that you want to uninstall is unplugged.
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