en	[[!meta title="Uninstalling Tails using Tails itself"]]

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en	You can generally uninstall a Tails USB stick while running Tails from that same USB stick.

en	When starting Tails, add the `toram` boot option in the *Boot Loader*.

en	See [[modifying the boot options using the *Boot Loader*|advanced_topics/boot_options]].

en	If Tails starts as usual, follow the instructions to [[uninstall Tails using Linux|linux]].

en	If the system fails to start, the computer might not have enough memory to use the `toram` boot option. Try with another computer, uninstall using [[another operating system|uninstall]], or uninstall while running Tails from another USB stick.