Tails was first released in [August 2009](https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-talk/2009-August/002667.html), when it was still called *amnesia*.In 2019, Tails [[celebrated 10 years of existence|news/celebrating_10_years]].
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To configure the Persistent Storage, choose **Applications**s ▸ **Tails** ▸ **Persistent Storage**.
You can use the Boot Loader to modify the *boot options*. Boot options are special parameters used to troubleshoot or work around hardware support problems.For example, our [[list of known issues with graphics cards|support/known_issues/graphics]] documents boot options for different graphics cards.