<p>If your Tails is broken and you are trying to rescuecover your Persistent Storage, see our [[instructions on rescuing your[[recovering the Persistent Storage ofrom a broken Tails|doc/first_steps/persistence/rescue]]recover]] instead.</p>
<p>If your Tails is broken and you are trying to recover your Persistent Storage, see [[recovering the Persistent Storage of a broken Tails|recover]] instead.</p>
Start on the TailsUSB stick that you want to back up and clone *from*.
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1.Choose <span class="menuchoice"> **Applications** ▸ **Accessories** ▸ **Files**</span> to open the *Files* browser. **Apps ▸ Tails ▸ Tails Cloner**.
<p>The progress bar usually freezes for some time while synchronizing data on disk.</p>
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1.Choose <span class="menuchoice"> **Applications** ▸ **Accessories** ▸ **Files**</span> to open the *Files* browser. **Apps ▸ System Tools ▸ Back Up Persistent Storage**.
Choose **Apps ▸ System Tools ▸ Back Up Persistent Storage**.
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If your backup Tails ishas an outdated, you shouldversion of Tails, we recommend you upgrade it by cloning your current Tails using *Tails InstallCloner*.For detailed instructions, see how to [[manually upgrade from another Tails|upgrade/clone#upgrade]].
If your backupTails has an outdated version of Tails, we recommend you upgrade it by cloning your current Tails using *Tails Cloner*.For detailed instructions, see how to [[manually upgrade from another Tails|upgrade/clone#upgrade]].
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Plug<h1 id="console">Updating your backup Tails USB stick.from a <i>Console</i></h1>
If you prefer updating your backupTails from a *Console*:
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Start on your currentWhen starting Tails, [[set up an [[administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]], and unlock the Persistent Storage.