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Reporting errors is a great way of helping us improve Tails.

The more effectively you report an error, the more likely we are to fix it.

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<h1 id="known">Check if the error is already known</h1>

You might already find help on our [[support pages|support]].

<h1 id="whisperback">Use Reporting an error using <i>WhisperBack</i></h1>

<h1 id="whisperback">Reporting an error using <i>WhisperBack</i></h1>

*WhisperBack* allows you to report errors anonymously from inside Tails. Reports
are sent to us encrypted and over the Tor network.

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<p>Even if we are not able to reply to every report, we analyze all reports to
improve Tails.</p>

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You can also start it from the menu To start *WhisperBack*, choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **System Tools**&nbsp;▸ **WhisperBack Error Reporting**.

To start *WhisperBack*, choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **System Tools**&nbsp;▸ **WhisperBack Error Reporting**.

<h1 id="useful-bug-report">How to*WhisperBack* helps you write a useful bugerror report</h1>
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*WhisperBack* helps you write a useful error report.

**Tell us exactly how to make the error happen again.**

Our team needs to be able to reproduce the error to know whether we really
fixed it.

**Describe the error in detail.**

Write down the exact error messages.

**Write clearly and precisely.**

OptionalYou can also enter an email address.

You can also enter an email address.

Giving us an email address allows us to ask you for more information if we
need it. This is the case for the vast majority of reports.