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.

<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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To open the <span class="filename">Persistent</span> folder, choose
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<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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<div class="text"><h2>Welcome Screen</h2></div>
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When the Welcome Screen feature is turned on, the settings from the [[Welcome Screen|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen]] are saved in the Persistent Storage: language, keyboard, and additional settings.

To restore your settings when starting Tails, unlock your Persistent Storage in the Welcome Screen.

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<div class="text"><h2>Printers</h2></div>
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When the Printers feature is turned on, the [[configuration of the printers|doc/sensitive_documents/printing_and_scanning]] is saved in the Persistent Storage.

Network

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<div class="text"><h2>Network Connections</h2></div>
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When the Network Connections feature is turned on, the [[password for Wi-Fi networks and configuration of wired networks|doc/anonymous_internet/networkmanager]] are saved in the Persistent Storage.