<p>By default, any setting that you change in Tails is lost when you shut down. Only the settings that you saved in the [[Persistent Storage|persistent_storage]] are restored when you restart Tails.</p>
<p><b><i>Persistent Storage</i></b> allows you to save some of your files and configuration in an encrypted Persistent Storage on your Tails USB stick.</p>
The Tor status icon ([[!img lib/symbolic/tor-disconnected.png alt="Tor status menu" link="no" class="symbolic"]] or [[!img lib/symbolic/tor-connected.png alt="Tor status menu" link="no" class="symbolic"]]) provides a shortcut to *Onion Circuits*, which allows you to manage the Tor circuits being used by Tails.