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Erasing Tails from the USB stick
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First, erase Tails from the USB stick:
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Start on Windows.
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Select the **Start** [[!img lib/start.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button and open the *Settings* app.
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In the *Settings* app, choose **System ▸ Storage ▸ Advanced storage settings ▸ Disk & volumes**.
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Identify the USB stick in the list of disks.
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Identify the volume called **TAILS**, which has a FAT32 file system.
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Select the **Properties** button corresponding to the **TAILS** volume.
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In the properties of the **TAILS** volume, select **Delete**.
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Windows gives no feedback after deletion.
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Select **Disks & volumes** to go back to the list of volumes.
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If there is a [[Persistent Storage|doc/persistent_storage]] on the USB stick, a volume called **(No label)** also appears on the USB stick.
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This volume corresponds to the Tails Persistent Storage on the USB stick.
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Select the **Properties** button corresponding to the **(No label)** volume.
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In the properties of the **(No label)** volume, select **Delete**.
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The USB stick now has no volumes and is entirely unallocated.
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Then, create a new partition on the USB stick:
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Select the **Properties** button corresponding to the USB stick.
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In the properties of the USB stick, select **Convert to MBR**.
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Select the **Create Volume** button for the USB stick and choose **Create Simple Volume**.
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