<p>Make sure that all applications are closed before continuing with these instructions. Otherwise, the Persistent Storage might not be properly recovered from your broken Tails.</p>
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1.Choose <span class="menuchoice"> **Applications** ▸ **System Tools** ▸ **Root Terminal** </span> to open a terminal with administration rights. **Apps ▸ Accessories ▸ Files** to open the *Files* browser.
If the Persistent Storage of your broken Tails is recognized, a new encrypted volume appears in the sidebar of the *Files* browser. Click on it and enter the passphrase of your broken Tails to unlock the volume.
<p>If no encrypted volume appears, try [[recovering from a partition image using forensics tools|recover#image]].</p>
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1.Choose <span class="menuchoice"> **Applications** ▸ ****Apps ▸System Tools** ▸ **Root Terminal** </span> Root Console** to open a terminalconsole with administration rights.
You can now eject the **TailsData** volume in the *Files* browser and unplug the USB stick that has your broken Tails on it.
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You can also explore the content of the Persistent Storage on your broken Tails from the *Files* browser. To do so, execute the following command from the *Root Terminal*:Console*.
You can also explore the content of the Persistent Storage on your broken Tails from the *Files* browser. To do so, execute the following command from the *Root Console*.
If unlocking your Persistent Storage from another Tails USB stick fails, you might be able to recover some or most of your data from a partition image using advanced forensics tools.
We are not providing step-by-step instructions, but you can adapt our instructions on [[recovering data from the Persistent Storage when it has file system errors|fsck]]: