When the Personal Dataistent Folder feature is turned on, you can save your personal files and working
documents in the *Persistent* folder.

When the Persistent Folder feature is turned on, you can save your personal files and working documents in the *Persistent* folder.

UnlockingTo open the *Persistent Storage* folder:

To open the *Persistent* folder:

When the Thunderbirdor Bridge feature is turned on, the email, feeds, and OpenPGP keys in the [[*Thunderbird* email client|doc/anonymous_internet/thunderbird]] arelast [[Tor bridge|doc/anonymous_internet/tor]] that you used to connect to Tor successfully is saved in the Persistent Storage.

When the Tor Bridge feature is turned on, the last [[Tor bridge|doc/anonymous_internet/tor]] that you used to connect to Tor successfully is saved in the Persistent Storage.

The configuration of your accounts, buddiescontacts, and chats.

The configuration of your accounts, contacts, and chats

The content of the discussions is not saved, unless you configure <span class="application">Pidgin</span>*Pidgin* to do so.

The content of the discussions is not saved, unless you configure *Pidgin* to do so.

<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

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.

Your personal files in the *Persistent* folder are accessible from **Places**&nbsp;▸ **Persistent**If you turn off the Persistent Folder feature, the documents saved in 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.