<p>It is advisable toWe recommend you always keep a current backup of your Persistent Storage. To learn
how to create a backup of your Persistent Storage, see our [[instructions on
how to back up your Persistent Storage to another Tails USB
stick|doc/first_steps/persistence/backup]].</p>

<p>We recommend you always keep a current backup of your Persistent Storage. To learn
how to create a backup of your Persistent Storage, see our [[instructions on
how to back up your Persistent Storage to another Tails USB
stick|backup]].</p>

Start on your new Tails and create a Persistent Storage. For detailed instructions, see how to [[create and configure a P[[Create a Persistent Storage.|persistent S_storage|doc/first_steps/persistenc/create]].

[[Create a Persistent Storage.|persistent_storage/create]]

WhenClose the Persistent Storage settings shows the list of possible features,
click **Save** and exit.
after creation, when the list of features is displayed.

Close the Persistent Storage settings after creation, when the list of features is displayed.

<p>Make sure that all applications are closed before continuing with these
instructions. Otherwise, the Persistent Storage might not be properly
rescucovered from your broken Tails.</p>

<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>

1. Choose
<span class="menuchoice">
**Applications**&nbsp;▸
** **Apps&nbsp;▸ Accessories**&nbsp;▸
**Files**</span>
Files** to open the *Files* browser.

Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ Accessories&nbsp;▸ Files** to open the *Files* browser.

<pre>
sent 32.32M bytes received 1.69K bytes 21.55M bytes/sec
total size is 32.30M speedup is 1.00
</pre>

sent 32.32M bytes received 1.69K bytes 21.55M bytes/sec
total size is 32.30M speedup is 1.00

You can now eject the **TailsData** volume in the
*Files* browser and unplug the USB stick that
has your broken Tails on it.

You can now eject the **TailsData** volume in the
*Files* browser and unplug the USB stick that
has your broken Tails on it.

<p class="command-root">nautilus admin:/media/amnesia/TailsData/</p>

<p class="command">nautilus admin:/media/amnesia/TailsData/</p>

Execute the following command to rescueStart on your new Tails and save a partition image of the Persistent Storage of your broken Tails to your new Tails:an external hard disk.

Start on your new Tails and save a partition image of the Persistent Storage of your broken Tails to an external hard disk.