To open the *Persistent* folder, choose **Places ▸ Persistent**.:

To open the *Persistent* folder:

- The configuration of your accounts, contacts, and chats

The configuration of your accounts, contacts, and chats

- Your OTR encryption keys and keyring

Your OTR encryption keys and keyring

- The SSH keys that you create or import

The SSH keys that you create or import

- The public keys of the hosts you connect to

The public keys of the hosts you connect to

- The SSH configuration file in */home/amnesia/.ssh/config*

The SSH configuration file in */home/amnesia/.ssh/config*

<p>The packages included in Tails are carefully tested for security.
Installing additional packages might break the security built into Tails,
so [[be careful with what you install|additional_software#warning]].</p>

<p>The packages included in Tails are carefully tested for security.
Installing additional packages might break the security built into Tails,
so [[be careful with what you install|additional_software#warning]].</p>

For example, having the following files in The absolute path of the *Dotfiles* folder is
*/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles*:.

The absolute path of the *Dotfiles* folder is
*/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles*.

All the files in the */live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dDotfiles* folder are linked in the *Home* folder using Linux symbolic links.

All the files in the *Dotfiles* folder are linked in the *Home* folder using Linux symbolic links.

All the files in subfolders of */live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dthe *Dotfiles* folder are also linked in the corresponding subfolder of the *Home* folder using Linux symbolic links.

All the files in subfolders of the *Dotfiles* folder are also linked in the corresponding subfolder of the *Home* folder using Linux symbolic links.

For example, having the following files in */live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dthe *Dotfiles* folder:

For example, having the following files in the *Dotfiles* folder:

/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dDotfiles
├── file_a
├── folder
│   ├── file_b
│   └── subfolder
│   └── file_c
└── emptyfolder

Dotfiles
├── file_a
├── folder
│   ├── file_b
│   └── subfolder
│   └── file_c
└── emptyfolder

Produces the following result in */home/amnesia*the *Home* folder:

Produces the following result in the *Home* folder:

/hHome/amnesia
├── file_a → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/file_a
└── folder
   ├── file_b → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/folder/file_b
   └── subfolder
   └── file_c → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/folder/subfolder/file_c

Home
├── file_a → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/file_a
└── folder
   ├── file_b → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/folder/file_b
   └── subfolder
   └── file_c → /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/folder/subfolder/file_c

Choose **Applications**s&nbsp;▸ **System Tools**&nbsp;▸ **Settings** to open the *Settings* utility.

Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ System Tools&nbsp;▸ Settings** to open the *Settings* utility.

Create a folder callnamed *.config* (*config* preceded by a dot)notice the `.`) in this *Dotfiles* folder.

Create a folder named *.config* (notice the `.`) in this *Dotfiles* folder.

Copy the file *.config/monitors.xml* file from your *Home* folder to */live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles/this *.config* folder.

Copy the file *.config/monitors.xml* from your *Home* folder to this *.config* folder.

- The data of the feature is not available anymore in Tails.

The data of the feature is not available anymore in Tails.

If you turn off the Persistent Folder feature, the documents saved in **Places** &nbsp;▸ *the *Persistent** folder are not available anymore in the *Files* browser.

If you turn off the Persistent Folder feature, the documents saved in the *Persistent* folder are not available anymore in the *Files* browser.

- The data of the feature is still saved in the USB stick.

The data of the feature is still saved in the USB stick.