All the data on this USB stick or DVD is lost when installing Tails.

All the data on this USB stick is lost when installing Tails.

[Tor](https://torproject.org/) is the best anonymity network available. Tor Tor
has partnered with leading research institutions and has been subjected to
intensive academic research. Tor has received awards from institutions
such as the [EFF](https://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/2012) and the [Free
Software
Foundation](https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-free-software-awards-announced).
Even the NSA qualified Tor as "[the King of high secure, low latency Internet
Anonymity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-high-secure-internet-anonymity)."

Tor
has partnered with leading research institutions and has been subjected to
intensive academic research. Tor has received awards from institutions
such as the [EFF](https://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/2012) and the [Free
Software
Foundation](https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-free-software-awards-announced).
Even the NSA qualified Tor as "[the King of high secure, low latency Internet
Anonymity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/oct/04/tor-high-secure-internet-anonymity)."

You can vVisiting <https://bridges.torproject.org/options>.

Visiting <https://bridges.torproject.org/options>.

We recommend doing sothat you visit this page from a different
local network if
accessing this page is blocked or if you want to hide that you are
connecting to Tor.

We recommend that you visit this page from a different local network if
accessing this page is blocked or if you want to hide that you are
connecting to Tor.

Choose aTry visiting an innocent-looking website that is common in your location, for example, a search
engine or news site.
:

Try visiting an innocent-looking website that is common in your location, for example, a search engine or news site:

<p>To change various system settings such as keyboard, mouse,
touchpad, or displays, choose <b>System Tools&nbsp;▸ Settings</b>.</p>

<p>To learn about the many keyboard shortcuts in GNOME, open the
<i>Settings</i>. At the bottom of the <b>Keyboard</b> section, choose
<b>View and Customize Shortcuts</b>.</p>

<p>See [[connecting to Tor|anonymous_internet/tor]].</p>

<p><b><i>Tails Documentation</i></b> opens an offline version of the Tails
website and documentation.</p>

<p>See [[emailing and reading news with
<i>Thunderbird</i>|anonymous_internet/thunderbird]].</p>

<p>See [[managing passwords using the
<i>Secrets</i>|encryption_and_privacy/manage_passwords]] password manager.</p>

To learn how to edit the BIOS or UEFI settings, search for the user manual of
the computer on the support website of the manufacturer.

To learn how to edit the BIOS or UEFI settings, search for the user manual of
the computer on the support website of the manufacturer.

<p><b <p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>

<p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</p>

<p>If at some point you are not sure about whichthe device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>

<p>If you are not sure about the device, stop proceeding.</p>

If you want to overwrite all data on the device, choose **Overwrite existing data with zeroes** in the **Erase** menu.

Choose **Compatible with all systems and devices (MBR/DOS)** in the **Partitioning** menu.

<p><b <p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>

<p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</p>

<p>If at some point you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>

<p>If you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>

b. If there is an <span class="bold">
Erase</span>To reset the USB stick, select the **Erase** button oin the top middle, click on it.
.

To reset the USB stick, select the **Erase** button in the top middle.

Take note of the *device name* of your USB stick. In this example, the USB stick is 8.0 GB and its device name is `/dev/disk1`.<span class="command-placeholder">/dev/disk1</span>.
Yours might be different.

In this example, the USB stick is 8.0 GB and its device name is <span class="command-placeholder">/dev/disk1</span>.
Yours might be different.