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To configure the Persistent Storage, choose **Applications** ▸ **Tails** ▸ **Persistent Storage**.

Since Tails 5.8 (December 2022), your data corresponding to each feature of the Persistent Storage is stored to the USB stick immediately. You don't have to restart Tails anymore after enabling a new feature.

For example, when you enable the Tor Browser Bookmarks feature of the Persistent Storage, your current bookmarks are saved in the Persistent Storage immediately.

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<p>Only the features that are listed below can currently be made
persistent.</p>

<p>We are often asked to implement new features of the Persistent Storage: Tor
Browser preferences, Tor configuration, desktop background, mouse and touchpad
settings, and so on. See the [[!tails_gitlab
groups/tails/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=✓&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=C%3APersistence
desc="list of issues about the Persistent Storage in our GitLab"]].<p>

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Personal Documents

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<div class="text"><h2>Persistent Folder</h2></div>
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When the Persistent Folder feature is turned on, you can save your personal files and working
documents in the <span class="filename">Persistent</span> folder.

To open the <span class="filename">Persistent</span> folder, choose
<span class="menuchoice">
<span class="guimenu">Places</span>&nbsp;▸
<span class="guimenuitem">Persistent</span></span>.

*Tor Browser* can only access the *Tor Browser* subfolder in the *Persistent*
folder. You can only save your downloads to the *Persistent/Tor Browser*
folder. To upload a file, you must copy it to the *Persistent/Tor Browser*
folder first.

System Settings

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