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

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

Remember that **tThe more effectively you report a bug**n error, the more likely we are to fix it.

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

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

<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.

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

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>
.

*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.

But giving us your email address also makes it possible for your email
provider to know that you are using Tails, if we write back to you.

Optionally, enter your OpenPGP public key, if you want us to write back to you in an encrypted email.

You can specify either: